Frances River (Liard River)
Frances River | ||
Beginning of melting ice on the Frances River, Yukon (1896) |
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location | Yukon Territory ( Canada ) | |
River system | Mackenzie River | |
Drain over | Liard River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
origin |
Frances Lake 61 ° 13 ′ 29 ″ N , 129 ° 16 ′ 59 ″ W. |
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Source height | approx. 740 m | |
muzzle | in the Liard River , 25 km northwest of Watson Lake Coordinates: 60 ° 16 ′ 2 " N , 129 ° 10 ′ 56" W 60 ° 16 ′ 2 " N , 129 ° 10 ′ 56" W
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length | approx. 140 km | |
Discharge at gauge near Watson Lake A Eo : 12,800 km² |
MQ 1963/2000 Mq 1963/2000 |
157 m³ / s 12.3 l / (s km²) |
Communities | Tuchitua |
The Frances River is a left tributary of the Liard River in the southern Yukon Territory of Canada .
The Frances River forms the drain of Frances Lake . It flows south. He passes the place Tuchitua , where the Nahanni Range Road branches off from the Yukon Highway 4 ( Robert Campbell Highway ). The Yukon Highway 4 runs parallel to the river for a while before it crosses the river about 25 km from the mouth and continues to Watson Lake . The Frances River flows into the Liard River 25 km northwest of Watson Lake. The river valley of the Frances River separates the Selwyn Mountains to the east from the Pelly Mountains to the west .
The Frances River has a length of about 140 km. At the level at the highway bridge, the mean discharge is 157 m³ / s. At this point the catchment area covers an area of 12,800 km².
The Frances River is a whitewater canoe that can be explored on a one-week tour. The rapids are mainly of difficulty I. There are, however, some of the difficulty class III.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Frances River at the gauge near Watson Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET