Barron Lake is a lake in southeastern Labrador near Sandwich Bay, Canada. It covers just under 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi) and is at an elevation of 117 m (384 ft).[2] The lake is located in the 13H12 NTS zone.[1]
| Barron Lake | |
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 A view of the lake in April from a plane, it can be seen as a large white patch on the left side of the image | |
  Barron Lake Location in Labrador | |
| Location | Southeastern Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Coordinates | 53°43′N 57°43′W / 53.717°N 57.717°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 117 m (384 ft) |
| References | [1] |
Barron River flows out of the lake and joins with North River about 20 km (12 mi) to the north. The Mealy Mountains surround the lake, which is also a part of the Mealy Mountains National Park Reserve.[3]
Geology
editThe lake is surrounded by late-Labradorian granitoid intrusions (dated 1660-1600 ma): megacrystic/porphyritic granite to granodiorite; early-Labradorian granitoid and associated rocks (dated 1678-1671 ma): foliated to gneissic granite and alkali feldspar granite, foliated to gneissic syenite, alkali feldspar syenite and alkali feldspar granite, and compositionally equivalent well-banded gneiss; and pre-Labradorian supracrustal rocks (dated 1800-1770 ma): pelitic schist and gneiss, quartz-feldspar psammitic schist and gneiss, and metasedimentary diatexite.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Barron Lake". CGNDB. February 16, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "Index of /pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/topographic/50k/013/h/12". ftp.maps.canada.ca. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "Geological Mapping in the Sandwich Bay Area, Southeastern Labrador" (PDF). Department of Industry, Energy and Technology. 1978. p. 4. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ "Geology of the Sandwich Bay Area" (PDF). Department of Industry, Energy and Technology. 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2023.