Gladys River

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Gladys River
Data
location British Columbia ( Canada )
River system Yukon River
Drain over Teslin River  → Yukon River  → Bering Sea
origin Llangorse Lake
59 ° 23 '13 "  N , 132 ° 57' 49"  W.
Source height approx.  960  m
muzzle Teslin Lake Coordinates: 59 ° 47 '53 "  N , 132 ° 16' 54"  W 59 ° 47 '53 "  N , 132 ° 16' 54"  W.
Mouth height 683  m
Height difference approx. 277 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.1 ‰
length approx. 130 km
Discharge
A Eo : 1910 km²
Location: 60 km above the mouth
MQ 1963/1993
Mq 1963/1993
14.8 m³ / s
7.7 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes Angel Lake, Line Lake, Eva Lake, Trout Lake , Gladys Lake , Hall Lake

The Gladys River is an approximately 130 km long tributary of Teslin Lake in the extreme north of the Canadian province of British Columbia .

The Gladys River has its origin in the 960  m high Llangorse Lake in the south of the Teslin Plateau . The river runs north through a wide part. It flows through several smaller lakes - Angel Lake , Line Lake , Eva Lake and Trout Lake . After 50 km the Gladys River reaches the southern end of Gladys Lake . He leaves the lake on its north bank. It initially flows 10 km to the north and then turns to the southeast. It flows through several lakes, including Hall Lake . The Gladys River turns north-northeast for the last 10 km and reaches the west bank of Teslin Lake. When leaving Gladys Lake, the mean discharge is 14.8 m³ / s. The highest monthly outflows occur in June and July.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b Gladys River at Gladys River gauge at Outlet of Gladys Lake - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET