Leaf River (Quebec)

The Rivière aux Feuilles (English Leaf River; Inuktitut: Kuugaaluk ("the Great River " ) or Itinniq ( " where there are spring tides " ) ) is a river in northern Quebec in Canada at the northern tree line.

It flows from Lake Minto northeastward through the Ungava Peninsula to Leaf Bay and Ungava Bay. He travels a distance of 480 km. Is located at the confluence with the Leaf Bay Inuit community of Tasiujaq. The Rivière aux Feuilles estuary is known for its tidal range of 18 meters, one of the highest in the world ..

Named after the river Barren -ground caribou herd is one of the largest in the world with approximately 500,000 individuals.

It is possible to travel the river along its entire length by canoe ( with caution ) without cuts must be avoided. At its running there are no impassable waterfalls or whitewater sections. The flow length measured from the Charpentier Bay to Tasiujaq is 320 km.

The ice-free period of the Rivière aux Feuilles is short and is only 60 days. This implies a low average daily temperature in the summer (approx. 10 ° C), typically in connection with rain ( or snow) and wind. Current weather favored hypothermia.

Inflows

Major tributaries of the Rivière aux Feuilles are:

  • Riviere Charpentier
  • Rivière Nedlouc
  • Rivière Descareaux
  • Rivière Daunais
  • Rivière La Goudalie
  • Rivière Vizien
  • Rivière Brissard
  • Rivière Qijuttuuk
  • Rivière Cohade
  • Rivière Tuktu
  • Ruisseau Dufreboy
  • Rivière Viennaux
  • Rivière Papijjusaq
  • Rivière Péladeau
  • Rivière Fanfan

History

Since the end of the 19th century at the latest of the river under the English name Leaf River is known. The name derives from legislation in vegetation ( Arctic willow and birch) along the river. The Hudson 's Bay Company was in the region salmon and harbor porpoise hunt and established a trading post at the mouth of the river around the year 1905. Beginning of the 20th century it was the river the French name Rivière des Feuilles, which in 1925 was converted to Rivière aux Feuilles.

Discoverer: 1898 - Albert Peter Low 1912 - Robert J. Flaherty 1976 - Bob Davis

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