Christina River (Clearwater River)

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Christina River
Data
location Alberta (Canada)
River system Mackenzie River
Drain over Clearwater River  → Athabasca River  → Slave River  → Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
source in Stony Mountain Wildland Provincial Park
56 ° 14 ′ 8 ″  N , 111 ° 14 ′ 57 ″  W
Source height approx.  720  m
muzzle 25 miles east of Fort McMurray in the Clearwater River Coordinates: 56 ° 40 ′ 11 "  N , 111 ° 4 ′ 2"  W 56 ° 40 ′ 11 "  N , 111 ° 4 ′ 2"  W
Mouth height 271  m
Height difference approx. 449 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.7 ‰
length approx. 270 km
Discharge at the gauge at Chard
A Eo : 4860 km²
MQ 1982/2000
Mq 1982/2000
12 m³ / s
2.5 l / (s km²)
Right tributaries May River , Jackfish River

The Christina River is a left tributary of the Clearwater River in the eastern Canadian province of Alberta .

The Christina River has its source in Stony Mountain Wildland Provincial Park . It initially flows south, then later turns east. It takes up the right tributaries May River and Jackfish River and now flows north. The Christina River finally flows into the Clearwater River 25 km east of Fort McMurray . The Christina River has a length of about 270 km.

Individual evidence

  1. Christina River at the gauge near Chard - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET