Abitau River

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Abitau River
Data
location Northwest Territories , Saskatchewan ( Canada )
River system Mackenzie River
Drain over Tazin River  → Taltson River  → Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
source Abitau Lake
60 ° 25 '59 "  N , 107 ° 9' 53"  W.
Source height 482  m
muzzle Tazin Lake Coordinates: 59 ° 50 ′ 8 "  N , 108 ° 59 ′ 39"  W 59 ° 50 ′ 8 "  N , 108 ° 59 ′ 39"  W
Mouth height 214  m
Height difference 268 m
Bottom slope 1.4 ‰
length 195 km
Catchment area > 3780 km²
Discharge at the gauge above Cuming Lake
A Eo : 3780 km²
MQ 1988/1996
Mq 1988/1996
18 m³ / s
4.8 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes Kester Lake

The Abitau River is an approximately 195 km long river in Canada .

As the beginning of the Abitau River, Abitau Lake is defined in the Northwest Territories . From there it flows through always uninhabited area in a westerly or southwesterly direction. It forms several smaller lakes, such as Kester Lake . In the province of Saskatchewan , the Abitau River finally flows into Tazin Lake , which is located 15 km north of Lake Athabasca .

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Individual evidence

  1. a b Abitau River at the gauge above Cuming Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET