Bird River (Winnipeg River)
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| location | Ontario , Manitoba (Canada) | |
| River system | Nelson River | |
| Drain over | Winnipeg River → Nelson River → Hudson Bay | |
| source | in Woodland Caribou Provincial Park 50 ° 45 ′ 58 ″ N , 94 ° 35 ′ 31 ″ W |
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Lac du Bonnet coordinates: 50 ° 24 ′ 6 " N , 95 ° 45 ′ 25" W 50 ° 24 ′ 6 " N , 95 ° 45 ′ 25" W |
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| Mouth height |
248 m
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| length | approx. 140 km | |
| Catchment area | > 1040 km² | |
| Discharge at the water level at the discharge from Bird Lake A Eo : 1040 km² |
MQ 1960/2000 Mq 1960/2000 |
6.4 m³ / s 6.2 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Talon River | |
| Flowing lakes | Paull Lake , Eagle Lake , Chase Lake , Snowshoe Lake , McGregor Lake , Elbow Lake , Tulabi Lake , Bird Lake | |
| Communities | Bird River | |
The Bird River ( English for "Bird River") is a right tributary of the Winnipeg River in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba .
The Bird River has its source in Woodland Caribou Provincial Park in western Ontario. It flows through the Canadian Shield initially in a south-westerly direction, later in a westerly direction. It flows through numerous lakes, including Paull Lake , Eagle Lake , Chase Lake , Snowshoe Lake , McGregor Lake , Elbow Lake , Tulabi Lake and Bird Lake . The tributary Talon River flows into Eagle Lake . In the middle reaches the Bird River flows through the Nopiming Provincial Park in the east of Manitoba . Manitoba Provincial Road 315 runs along the river west of Bird Lake . Bird River is also located here . Finally, the Bird River flows into the eastern part of Lac du Bonnet , through which the Winnipeg River flows. The mean discharge at the outflow from Bird Lake is 6.4 m³ / s. The river has a length of about 140 km.
In the 19th century the river was also called “Riviere l'Oiseau” ( French for “bird river”).
The Bird River in Nopiming Provincial Park is developed as a white water body for canoeing and kayaking .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Bird River at the gauge at the outflow from Bird Lake - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
- ↑ a b Canoe & Kayak the Bird River in Manitoba Canada, Unsurpassed Waters ( Memento of the original from October 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
