Chutine River
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Stikine River | |
| Drain over | Stikine River → Pacific Ocean | |
| Headwaters |
Stikine Icecap 57 ° 57 ′ 56 ″ N , 132 ° 26 ′ 43 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 1600 m | |
| muzzle |
Stikine River Coordinates: 57 ° 39 ′ 10 " N , 131 ° 37 ′ 56" W 57 ° 39 ′ 10 " N , 131 ° 37 ′ 56" W. |
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| Mouth height | 161 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1439 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 16 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 90 km | |
| Discharge at the gauge below the Barrington River Location: 10 km above the mouth |
MQ 1990/1994 |
140 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Barrington River | |
| Right tributaries | Dirst Creek, Triumph Creek, Pendant Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Chutine Lake | |
The Chutine River is an orographic right tributary of the Stikine River in the northwest of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Chutine River rises in the glaciated Stikine Icecap . Initially it flows south. It flows through Chutine Lake . The river continues its course in a south-easterly direction, but then turns to the east. It takes the right tributaries Dirst Creek , Triumph Creek and Pendant Creek and the Barrington River from the left. Finally, the Chutine River joins the south-flowing Stikine River 35 km southwest of Telegraph Creek . The Chutine River has a length of about 90 km. The mean discharge is 140 m³ / s.
Until 1935 the river was named Clearwater River .
Web links
- Chutine River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 08CE004
- ^ Chutine River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)