Hayes River (Back River)
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| location | Nunavut ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Back River | |
| Drain over | Back River → Arctic Ocean | |
| origin | nameless lake, 50 km north of Wager Bay 66 ° 28 ′ 37 ″ N , 90 ° 46 ′ 8 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 500 m | |
| muzzle | in the Back River shortly before it flows into the Chantrey Inlet Coordinates: 67 ° 7 '59 " N , 95 ° 16' 59" W 67 ° 7 '59 " N , 95 ° 16' 59" W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 1 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 499 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.5 ‰ | |
| length | 335 km | |
| Discharge at the gauge above Chantrey Inlet A Eo : 18,100 km² |
MQ 1971/1992 Mq 1971/1992 |
120 m³ / s 6.6 l / (s km²) |
The Hayes River is a river in the Nunavut Territory of Canada .
It has its origins in a nameless lake, 50 km north of the western tip of Wager Bay . From there it flows about 250 km in a north-westerly direction. Then it turns to the southwest and after another 70 km meets the Back River , just before its confluence with the Chantrey Inlet . Its mean annual discharge is 120 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hayes River at the gauge above the Chantrey Inlet - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET