Colinet, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Colinet is an incorporated town (population: 165) located on the northwest arm of St. Mary's Bay
in Newfoundland and Labrador
, Canada
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Colinet is notable for two rivers, the Rocky and the Colinet, which enter the sea in or near the town. Both feature attractions for visitors.
The Rocky River
has a man-made salmon ladder spanning the 8 metre waterfalls at its mouth. Originally not a salmon river because of those falls, the river was seeded with salmon fry in the mid-1980s. The salmon began using the man-made ladder to bypass the falls in 1987. In 2002, the river opened to recreational anglers, making it Atlantic Canada's newest salmon river.
The Colinet River drops into a deep gorge, forming a spectacular waterfall known locally as The Cataracts. The Cataracts is listed by the provincial government's parks division as one of 6 "Natural and Scenic Attractions" (see: List of Newfoundland and Labrador parks), and is protected as thus. A series of trails and steep steps lead from the bridge over the gorge, down the steep sides, to the base of the waterfall.
St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
- St. Mary's Bay :St. Mary's Bay is one of many bays in Newfoundland, where bay is taken as a regional subdivision, somewhat along the lines of county divisions...
in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, Canada
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Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Colinet is notable for two rivers, the Rocky and the Colinet, which enter the sea in or near the town. Both feature attractions for visitors.
The Rocky River
Rocky River
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has a man-made salmon ladder spanning the 8 metre waterfalls at its mouth. Originally not a salmon river because of those falls, the river was seeded with salmon fry in the mid-1980s. The salmon began using the man-made ladder to bypass the falls in 1987. In 2002, the river opened to recreational anglers, making it Atlantic Canada's newest salmon river.
The Colinet River drops into a deep gorge, forming a spectacular waterfall known locally as The Cataracts. The Cataracts is listed by the provincial government's parks division as one of 6 "Natural and Scenic Attractions" (see: List of Newfoundland and Labrador parks), and is protected as thus. A series of trails and steep steps lead from the bridge over the gorge, down the steep sides, to the base of the waterfall.
See also
- St. Mary's Bay (Newfoundland and Labrador)
- PlacentiaPlacentia, Newfoundland and LabradorPlacentia is a town on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, consisting of the amalgamated communities of Jerseyside, Townside, Freshwater, Dunville and Argentia...