Halfway River
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| origin |
Robb Lake in the Muskwa Ranges 56 ° 54 ′ 9 ″ N , 123 ° 46 ′ 54 ″ W |
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| Source height | 1421 m | |
| muzzle | at Attachie in the Peace River coordinates: 56 ° 12 ′ 44 ″ N , 121 ° 26 ′ 39 ″ W 56 ° 12 ′ 44 ″ N , 121 ° 26 ′ 39 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 431 m | |
| Height difference | 990 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.5 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 220 km | |
| Catchment area | 9400 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge above Graham River A Eo : 3780 km² |
MQ 1977/1995 Mq 1977/1995 |
35 m³ / s 9.3 l / (s km²) |
| Farrell Creek A Eo gauge discharge : 9,350 km² |
MQ 1984/2000 Mq 1984/2000 |
76 m³ / s 8.1 l / (s km²) |
| Farrell Creek gauge discharge (Lower Station) A Eo : 9,400 km² |
MQ 1962/1983 Mq 1962/1983 |
75 m³ / s 8 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Cameron River | |
| Right tributaries | Chowade River , Graham River | |
| Communities | Halfway River First Nation | |
The Halfway River is an orographic left tributary of the Peace River in the Peace River Regional District in the northeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Halfway River has its origin in Robb Lake in the Muskwa Ranges , a mountain range of the northern Canadian Rocky Mountains . It flows through the mountains in an easterly direction. After leaving the mountains, the Halfway River turns to the south-southeast. It takes on the right tributaries of the Chowade River and Graham River . Then he passes the reservation of the Halfway River First Nation . In the lower reaches of the Cameron River flows into the river on the left. Finally it flows into the Peace River at Attachie , halfway between Hudson's Hope and Fort St. John . The British Columbia Highway 29 crosses the river shortly before the mouth. The Halfway River has a length of about 220 km. Its catchment area covers 9400 km². The mean discharge is 75 m³ / s.
Web links
- Halfway River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Halfway River at the Farrell Creek gauge (Lower Station) - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Halfway River at the gauge above Graham River - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Halfway River at Farrell Creek gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET