Churchill (river flows into the Atlantic Ocean)

The first European to explore the river in 1839 was the representative of the Hudson's Bay Company D. Maclean . Macklin named the Hamilton River in honor of Charles Hamilton, who was then governor of the British colony of Labrador . The river and the waterfall of the same name were also known under the name of " Big River " and " Big Waterfall " ( Eng. "Grand River", "Grand Falls" ), which was a translation of the Eskimo names. In 1965, their modern names were given to the river and waterfall in honor of the British Prime Minister W. Churchill of the mid- 20th century . The decision to rename the river and waterfall was made by the Prime Minister of Newfoundland and Labrador D.R. Smallwood .

The total fall of the river is 1,500 m , the stretch of 25.4 km where Churchill Falls is located has a total fall of 316 m , the height of the waterfall is 75 m. The river has significant hydropotential, which is actively used. Churchill Falls was drained after 1970 , and the Churchill Falls hydroelectric power station, which is North America ’s largest hydroelectric power station, was installed instead. The source of the river is hidden in the Smallwood reservoir of this hydroelectric power station. It is also planned the development of this hydroelectric complex and the construction of other hydroelectric power stations . ^[one]

• Newfoundland and Labrador

• Canadian Council for Geographic Education page with a series of articles on the history of the Churchill River