Kakisa River

Kakisa River
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location	Alberta , Northwest Territories ( Canada )
River system	Mackenzie River
Drain over	Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
origin	Creighton Lake 59 ° 57 ′ 9 ″  N , 119 ° 27 ′ 30 ″  W.
Source height	approx.  570  m
muzzle	Mackenzie River Coordinates: 61 ° 3 '56 "  N , 117 ° 9' 32"  W 61 ° 3 '56 "  N , 117 ° 9' 32"  W.
Mouth height	approx.  155  m
Height difference	approx. 415 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1.4 ‰
length	approx. 300 km
Catchment area	approx. 15,600 km²
Outflow at the gauge at the outflow from Kakisa Lake A Eo : 15,600 km²	MQ 1962/1990 Mq 1962/1990	41 m³ / s 2.6 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes	Tathlina Lake , Kakisa Lake
Communities	Kakisa

The Kakisa River is a left tributary of the Mackenzie River in the Province of Alberta and the Northwest Territories of Canada .

The river is namesake of the Kakisa formation , a stratigraphic unit of the western Canadian sedimentary basin .

The Kakisa River has its origin in the extreme northwest of Alberta in the 570  m high Creighton Lake . It flows in a westerly direction, briefly entering the area of ​​the Northwest Territories, but then returning to Alberta. Two miles east of the British Columbia border , the river then turns north and flows into the Northwest Territories. It maintains its course to the north or northeast and runs parallel to the Redknife River for a while . The Kakisa River then turns east and forms a complex system of lakes and canals before flowing into the west end of Tathlina Lake . He leaves this again on the north bank and continues his course north and reaches the south bank of Kakisa Lake . The Kakisa River leaves the lake at the municipality of Kakisa on the north bank. It now overcomes the Lady Evelyn Falls , is then crossed by the Mackenzie Highway and finally reaches the Mackenzie River at its outlet from the Great Slave Lake .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Kakisa River at the gauge at the outlet from Kakisa Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET