Jennings River
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| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Yukon River | |
| Drain over | Teslin River → Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
| origin | nameless mountain lake in the Stikine Ranges 59 ° 29 ′ 20 ″ N , 130 ° 35 ′ 43 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1370 m | |
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Teslin Lake Coordinates: 59 ° 40 ′ 14 " N , 132 ° 8 ′ 53" W 59 ° 40 ′ 14 " N , 132 ° 8 ′ 53" W. |
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| Mouth height | 683 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 687 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.6 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 150 km | |
| Left tributaries | Parallel Creek, Ash Creek | |
The Jennings River is an approximately 150 km long tributary of Teslin Lake in the north of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Jennings River has its origins in an unnamed lake in the Stikine Ranges at an altitude of 1370 m . It initially flows in an arc, first to the east, then to the north and finally to the south-west. There are several lake-like widenings along its upper course. After 60 km the Jennings River turns towards west-northwest and forms the dividing line between the Stikine Ranges in the north and the Atsutla Range in the south . The Jennings River cuts the Nisutlin Plateau for the last 30 km before reaching the east bank of Teslin Lake, 22 km north of its southern end.
The river was named after William Tyndale Jennings (1846-1906) from Toronto, who carried out explorations in the area around 1897, possibly in connection with a planned railway line from Stikine to Teslin .
Web links
- Jennings River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jennings River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)