Hay River (Great Slave Lake)

Hay River
The Louise Falls at Enterprise
Data
location	Alberta , British Columbia , Northwest Territories ( Canada )
River system	Mackenzie River
Drain over	Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
source	Northwest Alberta 58 ° 5 ′ 6 ″  N , 119 ° 1 ′ 19 ″  W
Source height	720  m
muzzle	at Hay River in the Great Slave Lake Coordinates: 60 ° 51 ′ 42 ″  N , 115 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  W 60 ° 51 ′ 42 ″  N , 115 ° 44 ′ 0 ″  W
Mouth height	156  m
Height difference	564 m
Bottom slope	0.8 ‰
length	702 km
Catchment area	48,200 km²
Discharge at the Hay River A Eo gauge : 47,900 km²	MQ 1963/2000 Mq 1963/2000	112 m³ / s 2.3 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Steen River
Right tributaries	Chinchaga River , Meander River , Melvin River , Little Hay River
Small towns	Hay River
Communities	Rainbow Lake , Steen River , Enterprise , Indian Cabins
Location of the Hay River north of the Peace River catchment area

The Hay River is a 702 km long river in Canada .

It rises in northwest Alberta and flows from there first in a northwest direction to British Columbia . After a few kilometers, its course then leads back in an easterly direction back to Alberta. At Meander River it changes its path in a northerly direction and finally flows into the Great Slave Lake at the Hay River town of the same name . The river has a catchment area of 48,200 km² and forms, among other things, Rainbow Lake .

There are several small towns on the Hay River, such as Rainbow Lake , Steen River, and Enterprise .

Shortly before it flows into the Great Slave Lake, the river passes the Twin Falls Gorge Territorial Park at Enterprise . Here it falls at the Alexandra Falls and the Louise Falls by 33 meters and 15 meters respectively.

Tributaries

Tributaries of the Hay River are:

• Chinchaga River
• Meander River
• Steen River
• Melvin River
• Little Hay River

Settlements along the river

• Hay River
• Rainbow Lake
• Steen River
• Enterprise
• Indian cabins

Web links

Commons : Hay River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Hay River at the Meander River gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
• Toporama at atlas.nrcan.gc.ca

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} The Atlas of Canada - Rivers
2. ↑ Hay River at the Hay River gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
3. ↑ Alexandra Falls , on www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com (English)
4. ↑ Louise Falls , at www.worldwaterfalldatabase.com (English)