Terra Nova River

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Terra Nova River
old railroad bridge over the river below Terra Nova Lake

old railroad bridge over the river below Terra Nova Lake

Data
location Newfoundland Island , Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada )
River system Terra Nova River
Headwaters Middle Ridge Wildlife Reserve
48 ° 13 ′ 9 ″  N , 55 ° 15 ′ 13 ″  W.
Source height approx.  210  m
muzzle Middle Arm, Bonavista Bay ( Atlantic Ocean ) Coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 18 "  N , 54 ° 0 ′ 5"  W 48 ° 40 ′ 18 "  N , 54 ° 0 ′ 5"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 210 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.5 ‰
length approx. 140 km
Catchment area 2000 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 2000 km²
Location: 1.5 km above the mouth 		MQ 1985/2016
Mq 1985/2016
 		50.3 m³ / s
25.2 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Terra Nova North River
Flowing lakes Nanedock Lake, Dog Pond, Lake St. John, Mollyguajeck Lake, Terra Nova Lake
Communities Glovertown

The Terra Nova River is a 140 km long river in the central north of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .

River course

The Terra Nova River has its headwaters in the Middle Ridge Wildlife Reserve at an altitude of about 210  m . Initially, it flows about 40 km in a north-northeast direction, passing through the two lakes Nanedock Lake and Dog Pond . The river then turns east for the next 40 kilometers. It flows through Lake St. John and Mollyguajeck Lake . In the lower 60 kilometers, the Terra Nova River flows northeast, passing through Terra Nova Lake . Finally, the Terra Nova River flows south of the village of Glovertown into the Middle Arm , a bay that opens to Bonavista Bay , on the north coast of Newfoundland. The Trans-Canada Highway crosses the river 4.8 km above the mouth . The Terra Nova National Park is located southeast of the lower reaches .

Hydrology

The Terra Nova River drains an area of ​​2000 km². The mean discharge at the mouth is 50.3 m³ / s. The highest monthly discharges occur in April and May with an average of 112 and 82.2 m³ / s, respectively.

Wildlife

The Atlantic salmon is found in the river. Its existence in the river system is considered "not endangered". In addition, probably following other types of fish: speckled trout , lake trout , three-spined and nine-spined stickleback , Arctic Norway , American eel and the sea lamprey . Other typical aquatic inhabitants are the Canadian beaver , muskrat and North American otter, as well as Lithobates clamitans , a species of frog introduced on the island of Newfoundland.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 02YS005
  2. ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ a b Water Quality Station Profile, Station #: NF02YS0011, TERRA NOVA RIVER AT SPENCER BRIDGE . Environment and Conservation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Canada. Retrieved December 11, 2018.