Brightsand River

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Brightsand River
Data
location Thunder Bay District in Ontario (Canada)
River system Albany River
Drain over Allan Water  → Ogoki River  → Albany River  → Hudson Bay
origin Pakashkan Lake
49 ° 27 '43 "  N , 90 ° 21' 9"  W.
Source height 465  m
muzzle Allan Water Coordinates: 50 ° 14 ′ 27 "  N , 90 ° 9 ′ 35"  W 50 ° 14 ′ 27 "  N , 90 ° 9 ′ 35"  W.
Mouth height 417  m
Height difference 48 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.32 ‰
length approx. 150 km
Discharge at the Moberley
A Eo gauge : 1170 km²
MQ 1969/1994
Mq 1969/1994
9 m³ / s
7.7 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes Metionga Lake , Brightsand Lake , Harmon Lake , Wapikaimaski Lake , Antler Lake , McEwan Lake

The Brightsand River is a river in the Thunder Bay District in the western Canadian province of Ontario .

The river has its origin 50 km north of Upsala in Pakashkan Lake . From there it flows in a predominantly northerly direction through numerous lakes - Metionga Lake , Brightsand Lake , Harmon Lake , Wapikaimaski Lake , Antler Lake , McEwan Lake - before flowing into Allan Water at Allanwater Bridge . Much of the river's course is within the Brightsand River Provincial Park . The Brightsand River is approximately 150 km in length.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Brightsand River at the Moberley gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET