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Western Brook Pond

Fjord or lake in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Field	Value
name	Western Brook Pond
image	Western Brook Pond.JPG
location	Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador
coords
pushpin_map	Canada Newfoundland and Labrador
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Newfoundland and Labrador
coordinates_footnotes
type	Fjord
inflow	Stag Brook
outflow	Western Brook
catchment	171 km2
basin_countries	Canada
length	16 km
area	23 km2
depth	72.5 m
max-depth	165 m
residence_time	15.4 years
shore	42.5 km
reference	{{cite web
title	Western Brook Pond
publisher	World Lakes Database
url	http://www.ilec.or.jp/database/nam/nam-31.html
accessdate	2008-03-05 }}

| max-depth = 165 m

Western Brook Pond is a Canadian fjord or lake located in Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland. It is in the Long Range Mountains, the most northern section of the Appalachian Mountains.

It is surrounded by steep rock walls 600 m high, having been carved from the surrounding plateau by glaciers. After the glaciers melted, the land rebounded and the fjord was cut off from the sea. Salty water was eventually flushed from the fjord leaving it fresh. The catchment area is composed of igneous rock with relatively thin soil, so the waters feeding Western Brook Pond are low in nutrients and the lake is classified as ultraoligotrophic. It is fed by Stag Brook at the extreme eastern end of the lake and by numerous waterfalls cascading from the plateau above. One of these, Pissing Mare Falls at 350 m, is one of the highest in eastern North America.

The lake is accessible by a moderate-easy 3 km hiking trail over coastal bogs and low limestone ridges.{{cite web

In the early part of the 20th century, a part of the surrounding cliff broke off and fell into the lake, causing a 30 m tsunami.{{cite web

References

"Western Brook Pond".
[http://www.scc.ca/en/news-events/features/features-newfoundland-sightseeing-company-takes-iso-14001-on-tour Boat tour ISO14001 certification]

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