Birch River (Lake Claire)

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Birch River
Data
location Alberta (Canada)
River system Mackenzie River
Drain over Claire River  → Peace River  → Slave River  → Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
source in Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park north of Namur Lake
57 ° 28 ′ 31 ″  N , 112 ° 44 ′ 47 ″  W
muzzle Lake Claire Coordinates: 58 ° 34 '48 "  N , 112 ° 16' 57"  W 58 ° 34 '48 "  N , 112 ° 16' 57"  W.
Mouth height 210  m

length approx. 380 km
Discharge at the gauge below Alice Creek
A Eo : 9860 km²
MQ 1967/2000
Mq 1967/2000
32 m³ / s
3.2 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Harper Creek
Right tributaries Alice Creek
Birch River in the Peace River catchment area

Birch River in the Peace River catchment area

The Birch River ( English for "Birch River") is a tributary of Lake Claire in the north of the Canadian province of Alberta .

The Birch River has its source in Birch Mountains Wildland Provincial Park north of Namur Lake . It initially flows in a predominantly north-westerly direction. After the confluence of Harper Creek from the left, the Birch River turns to the east-northeast, takes on Alice Creek from the right and finally flows into Lake Claire . The Birch River has a length of about 380 km. At the gauge below the mouth of Alice Creek, the mean discharge is 32 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. Birch River at the gauge below Alice Creek - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET