Traverspine River

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Traverspine River
Manatueu-shipiss
Data
location Labrador in Newfoundland and Labrador ( Canada )
River system Churchill River
Drain over Churchill River  → Atlantic Ocean
origin nameless lake, 15 miles south of Muskrat Falls
53 ° 1 ′ 54 ″  N , 60 ° 48 ′ 32 ″  W
Source height approx.  510  m
muzzle Churchill River Coordinates: 53 ° 16 ′ 42 "  N , 60 ° 16 ′ 38"  W 53 ° 16 ′ 42 "  N , 60 ° 16 ′ 38"  W.
Mouth height approx.  5  m
Height difference approx. 505 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.6 ‰
length approx. 90 km
Catchment area 728 km²
Right tributaries Atshakash-shipiss

The Traverspine River , also Manatueu-shipiss , is an approximately 90 km long right tributary of the Churchill River in the central southeast of the Labrador Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador .

River course

The Traverspine River has its origins in a small nameless lake at a height of 510  m , 15 miles south of Muskrat Falls . The river initially flows 25 km in a predominantly east-southeast direction. He crosses a chain of lakes. The Kenamu River runs further south . The Traverspine River turns in the middle and lower reaches towards the north-northeast. The Trans-Labrador Highway crosses the river at river kilometer 50 . The Traverspine River flows through the lowlands and forms numerous meanders . 8 km above the mouth, the Atshakash-shipiss meets the river from the right. This finally flows into the right bank of the Churchill River, 14 km above its confluence with Lake Melville . On the opposite bank of the almost 2 km wide lower reaches of the Churchill River is the small town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay . The Traverspine River drains an area of ​​728 km².

Fish fauna

The following fish species are found in the Traverspine River: Atlantic salmon , brook char ( anadromous and non-anadromous form), arctic smelt and burbot . The salmon stock in the river system is estimated to be safe.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b TC Anderson: The Rivers of Labrador (PDF, 9.5 MB) Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 85, p. 161, 1985. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ NASCO Rivers Database Report (PDF, 1.4 MB) North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO). Retrieved November 22, 2018.