Firth River
| Firth River | ||
 Sluice Rapids on the Firth River in Ivvavik National Park |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1402078 | |
| location |
North Slope Borough in Alaska (USA), Yukon Territory (Canada) |
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| River system | Firth River | |
| Headwaters |
Brooks Range in the North Slope Borough in Alaska 68 ° 28 '40 " N , 141 ° 53' 31" W |
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| Source height | approx. 3500 m | |
| muzzle | in the Yukon Territory in the Beaufort Sea Coordinates: 69 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ N , 139 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W 69 ° 33 ′ 0 ″ N , 139 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 3500 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 19 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 180 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 6070 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge near the mouth A Eo : 5710 km² Location: 28 km above the mouth |
MQ 1972/2000 Mq 1972/2000 |
36.7 m³ / s 6.4 l / (s km²) |
The Firth River is a wild river in the Ivvavik National Park in Yukon ( Canada ).
The river has its source in the Brooks Range in Alaska , flows southwest of Herschel Island into the Beaufort Sea and thus belongs to the catchment area of the Arctic Ocean . The river is a popular destination for kayaking and rafting trips .
Web links
Commons : Firth River - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Information about a rafting tour (English)
- Information about a rafting tour
- Information about a rafting tour (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Firth River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Firth River at the FIRTH RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET