Churchill River

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The Churchill River is a major river in Labrador, Canada, known for its extensive hydroelectric developments and rugged northern landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedPeople Innu
Inuit
NunatuKavut Inuit
basinCountry Canada
climateZone subarctic climate
continent North America
country Canada
drainageBasin Churchill River basin
linked to: Churchill River
ecosystemType subarctic river
flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Lake Melville
flowsThrough Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador
linked to: Churchill Falls

central Labrador
western Labrador
formerName Grand River
governingJurisdiction Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
hasEstuary Churchill River estuary at Lake Melville
linked to: Churchill River
hasFeature boreal forest watershed
gorges
rapids
hasHydroelectricDevelopment Churchill Falls Generating Station
Muskrat Falls Generating Station
hasWaterfall Churchill Falls
Muskrat Falls
linked to: Muskrat Falls dam
historicalUse fur trade route
hydrologicalRegime regulated by hydroelectric dams
knownFor extensive hydroelectric developments
large waterfalls
rugged northern landscape
length approximately 856 km
locatedIn Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
majorTributaryOf Lake Melville estuarine system
mouth Lake Melville
namedAfter Winston Churchill
passesNear Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador
linked to: Churchill Falls

Happy Valley-Goose Bay
province Newfoundland and Labrador
region Labrador Plateau
riverSystem Churchill River system
linked to: Churchill River
sourceRegion Smallwood Reservoir
western Labrador
linked to: Hudson Bay region
usedFor Indigenous travel routes
hydroelectric power generation
transportation historically
watercourseHasDam Churchill Falls dam
Muskrat Falls dam

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Labrador hasRiver Churchill River
Hudson Bay receivesRiver Churchill River
Arctic drainage basin hasPart Churchill River basin
linked to: Churchill River
Quebec–Newfoundland and Labrador border crosses Churchill River basin
linked to: Churchill River
Churchill Falls locatedOnRiver Churchill River
Churchill River drainageBasin Churchill River basin
linked to: Churchill River
Churchill River riverSystem Churchill River system
linked to: Churchill River
Churchill River hasEstuary Churchill River estuary at Lake Melville
linked to: Churchill River
Happy Valley-Goose Bay locatedOnRiver Churchill River
Churchill hasNearbyRiver Churchill River
Churchill locatedAtMouthOf Churchill River
Labrador Peninsula contains Churchill River
Smallwood Reservoir regionHydrology Churchill River watershed
linked to: Churchill River
Matonabbee residence Churchill River region
linked to: Churchill River
governor of Fort Prince of Wales appliesToJurisdiction Churchill River area
linked to: Churchill River
Lake Melville drainageBasin Churchill River basin
linked to: Churchill River
Hudson Bay drainage basin hasPart Churchill River basin
linked to: Churchill River