Carnwath River

Carnwath River
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Data
location	Northwest Territories ( Canada )
River system	Anderson River
Drain over	Anderson River  → Arctic Ocean
origin	Tadek Lake 67 ° 3 ′ 48 "  N , 127 ° 22 ′ 55"  W.
Source height	approx.  260  m
muzzle	Anderson River Coordinates: 68 ° 26 ′ 39 "  N , 128 ° 50 ′ 30"  W 68 ° 26 ′ 39 "  N , 128 ° 50 ′ 30"  W.
Mouth height	approx.  20  m
Height difference	approx. 240 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1.1 ‰
length	approx. 220 km
Catchment area	approx. 21,500 km²
Discharge at gauge below Andrew River A Eo : 21,500 km²	MQ 1982/1994 Mq 1982/1994	47 m³ / s 2.2 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Iroquois River , Wolverine River
Right tributaries	Andrew River

The Carnwath River is the largest tributary of the Anderson River in the Canadian Northwest Territories .

The Carnwath River forms the drain of Tadek Lake , about 25 miles west of Colville Lake . It flows in a predominantly north-northwest direction through the tundra landscape and takes the tributaries Iroquois River and Wolverine River from the left. In the lower reaches the river turns east. The Andrew River meets the Carnwath River from the right. Finally, the Carnwath River flows into the Anderson River on the left. The catchment area of the Carnwath River covers approximately 21,500 km². The mean discharge near its mouth at the gauge below the Andrew River is 47 m³ / s.

The river is named after the Scottish town of Carnwath .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Carnwath River at the gauge below Andrew River - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
2. ^ Gazetteer of the Northwest Territories . NWT Cultural Places Program, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Center 2017, accessed January 9, 2018.