Burnside River

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Burnside River
Data
location Nunavut ( Canada )
River system Burnside River
source Contwoyto Lake
66 ° 0 ′ 59 ″  N , 111 ° 16 ′ 23 ″  W.
Source height 564  m
muzzle Bathurst Inlet Coordinates: 66 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  N , 108 ° 4 ′ 0 ″  W 66 ° 51 ′ 0 ″  N , 108 ° 4 ′ 0 ″  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference 564 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.8 ‰
length approx. 200 km
Catchment area 16,800 km²
Outflow at the gauge at the outflow of Contwoyto Lake MQ 1993/2000
 40 m³ / s
Discharge at the gauge near the mouth of the
A Eo : 16,800 km² 		MQ 1976/2000
Mq 1976/2000
 		127 m³ / s
7.6 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Mara River
Flowing lakes Kathawachaga Lake

Burnside River is a river in the Nunavut Territory of Canada .

It has its origin in Contwoyto Lake . The river crosses the Contwoyto Plateau , which belongs to the Precambrian Shield . It flows through an uninhabited and inaccessible tundra landscape. It passes Kathawachaga Lake and the Wilberforce Hills region. Before pouring into Bathurst Inlet and the Arctic Ocean , the Mara River flows into the Burnside River.

The river island of Nadlak is historically remarkable. There Inuit used caribou antlers for their hut roofs.

Copper Inuit artifacts and tombstones are found in the Burnside River area. Trade goods (needles, tools) that they received from the Dene were also found.

The area was explored in 1821 and 1822 by Sir John Franklin on behalf of the Hudson's Bay Company .

Today, the river is a popular whitewater - canoe route is, which has long stretches with permanent white water and more challenging rapids.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Lakes ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ a b Burnside River at the gauge near the mouth - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  3. ↑ Burnside River at the gauge at the outflow of Contwoyto Lake - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
  4. ↑ The Burnside River in Nunavut, nahanni.com