Alces River
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| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| Headwaters | The hill country east of the Canadian Rockies 56 ° 33 ′ 51 ″ N , 120 ° 6 ′ 50 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 870 m | |
| muzzle | 39 km east of Taylor in the Peace River Coordinates: 56 ° 7 ′ 39 " N , 120 ° 3 ′ 10" W 56 ° 7 ′ 39 " N , 120 ° 3 ′ 10" W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 523 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 347 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.3 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 65 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 700 km² | |
| Discharge A Eo : 295 km² Location: 33 km above the mouth |
MQ 1985/2014 Mq 1985/2014 |
591 l / s 2 l / (s km²) |
The Alces River is an approximately 65 km long left tributary of the Peace River in the Peace River Regional District in the northeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The river bears the Latin name (generic name) of the elk ( Alces americanus ).
River course
The Alces River rises in the hill country east of the Canadian Rocky Mountains at an altitude of about 870 m . From there it flows in a predominantly southerly direction before finally flowing into the Peace River 39 km east of Taylor . The estuary is 4 km from the provincial border with Alberta further east . The Beatton River runs west of the Alces River .
Hydrology
The Alces River drains an area of about 700 km². At the gauge 33 km above the mouth, the mean discharge is 0.591 m³ / s. The largest runoffs usually occur in May.