Tom Luscombe Brook

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Tom Luscombe Brook
Data
location Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada )
River system Tom Luscombe Brook
origin nameless lake
54 ° 16 ′ 33 ″  N , 59 ° 2 ′ 30 ″  W
Source height approx.  350  m
muzzle Groswater Bay , Labrador Sea ( Atlantic Ocean ) Coordinates: 54 ° 20 ′ 43 "  N , 58 ° 12 ′ 12"  W 54 ° 20 ′ 43 "  N , 58 ° 12 ′ 12"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 350 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.7 ‰
length approx. 75 km
Catchment area 1010 km²

The Tom Luscombe Brook is an approximately 75 km long tributary of the Labrador Sea to the east of Labrador in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .

River course

Tom Luscombe Brook originates from a small nameless lake at an altitude of 350  m . The Tom Luscombe Brook flows mainly in an easterly direction. At river kilometer 25 a larger tributary flows into the Tom Luscombe Brook coming from the north. This drains the lake Tom Luscombes Pond to the north . Tom Luscombe Brook eventually reaches the north shore of Groswater Bay , about 25 km northeast of Rigolet . The lower 8 river kilometers form a tidal body . The bay is very shallow at the mouth. The catchment area of Tom Luscombe Brook covers 1010 km².

Animal fauna

According to NASCO, the river system has a population of salmon that is considered "not threatened". The Tom Luscombe Brook also has arctic char and the anadromous form of brook char . Seals hibernate in the lower reaches of Tom Luscombe Brook . They also use the water to raise their young.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 81. p. 208. 1985. Accessed September 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.