Ingenika River
| Ingenika River | ||
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| Headwaters |
Swannell Ranges 56 ° 40 ′ 44 ″ N , 126 ° 24 ′ 19 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 1400 m | |
| muzzle |
Williston Lake (Ingenika Arm) Coordinates: 56 ° 44 ′ 18 " N , 125 ° 2 ′ 13" W 56 ° 44 ′ 18 " N , 125 ° 2 ′ 13" W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 660 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 740 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 5.3 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 140 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 5140 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge above Swannell River A Eo : 4140 km² Location: 5 km above the mouth |
MQ 1978/2014 Mq 1978/2014 |
58.2 m³ / s 14.1 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | McConnell Creek , Pelly Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Wrede Creek , Swannell River | |
 Location of the Ingenika River |
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The Ingenika River is a tributary of Williston Lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Ingenika River rises in the Swannell Ranges , a mountain range of the Omineca Mountains . It flows mainly in an easterly direction through the mountains and flows into the Ingenika Arm , the estuary into the Finlay Reach , the northern part of the Williston Lake reservoir. In the past, before the damming of the Peace River , the Ingenika River was a right tributary of the Finlay River . Major tributaries are McConnell Creek , Wrede Creek , Pelly Creek, and Swannell River . The river has a length of about 140 km.
The mean discharge above the mouth of the Swannell River is 58.2 m³ / s. The highest runoffs usually occur in June.