Camsell River

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Camsell River
Location of the Camsell River

Location of the Camsell River

Data
location Northwest Territories ( Canada )
River system Mackenzie River
Drain over Great Bear River  → Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
source Sarah Lake south of Faber Lake
63 ° 48 ′ 4 ″  N , 117 ° 3 ′ 4 ″  W
Source height 241  m
muzzle to Conjuror Bay ( Great Bear Lake ) Coordinates: 65 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 118 ° 7 ′ 5 ″  W 65 ° 40 ′ 0 ″  N , 118 ° 7 ′ 5 ″  W
Mouth height 156  m
Height difference 85 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.22 ‰
length approx. 380 km
Catchment area > 31,000 km²
Outflow at the gauge at the outlet of Clut Lake
A Eo : 31,100 km²
MQ 1933/2000
Mq 1933/2000
98 m³ / s
3.2 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries Wopmay River , Zebulon River , Calder River
Flowing lakes Faber Lake , Rae Lake , Hardisty Lake , Hottah Lake , Clut Lake

The Camsell River is a river in the Northwest Territories of Canada .

The river has its origin in Sarah Lake . It then flows through a number of other lakes in a northerly direction, including Faber Lake , Rae Lake , Hardisty Lake , Hottah Lake and Clut Lake , before finally flowing into them on the southeastern shore of Great Bear Lake . Its mean discharge is 98 m³ / s, its catchment area covers more than 31,000 km². A major tributary is the Wopmay River , which flows into Hardisty Lake from the northeast.

Individual evidence

  1. Natural Resources Canada - The Atlas of Canada - Lakes ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  2. a b c Camsell River at the gauge at the outlet of Clut Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET