Fontas River
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| location | Alberta , British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Fort Nelson River → Liard River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | in northwest Alberta 57 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ N , 119 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Union | with the Sikanni Chief River to Fort Nelson River Coordinates: 58 ° 17 ′ 3 " N , 121 ° 44 ′ 55" W 58 ° 17 ′ 3 " N , 121 ° 44 ′ 55" W
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| length | approx. 150 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 8000 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge near the mouth of the A Eo : 7400 km² |
MQ 1988/2000 Mq 1988/2000 |
33 m³ / s 4.5 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Kahntah River | |
The Fontas River is the right-hand headwaters of the Fort Nelson River in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia .
The Fontas River rises in northwest Alberta not far from the border with British Columbia. It initially flows in a north-northwest direction and crosses the provincial border. It takes the left tributary Kahntah River and turns in the lower reaches to the west. Eventually it meets the Sikanni Chief River coming from the south and together with it forms the Fort Nelson River.
Web links
Fontas River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fontas River at the gauge near the mouth - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET