Barron Lake

Lake in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Barron Lake

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 / 53.717; -57.717
Basin countries| Canada
Surface area| 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Surface elevation| 117 m (384 ft)
References| [1]

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 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

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The 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

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* List of lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador

## References

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1. ^ a b "Barron Lake". CGNDB. February 16, 2021. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
2. ^ "Index of /pub/nrcan_rncan/raster/topographic/50k/013/h/12". ftp.maps.canada.ca. July 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
3. ^ "Geological Mapping in the Sandwich Bay Area, Southeastern Labrador" (PDF). Department of Industry, Energy and Technology. 1978. p. 4. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
4. ^ "Geology of the Sandwich Bay Area" (PDF). Department of Industry, Energy and Technology. 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2023.

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