Keele River

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Keele River
Data
location Northwest Territories ( Canada )
River system Mackenzie River
Drain over Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
source Selwyn Mountains
63 ° 5 '32 "  N , 129 ° 50' 48"  W.
muzzle 50 km south-southeast of Tulita in the Mackenzie River Coordinates: 64 ° 24 ′ 45 "  N , 124 ° 47 ′ 29"  W 64 ° 24 ′ 45 "  N , 124 ° 47 ′ 29"  W
Mouth height 121  m

length approx. 410 km
Catchment area approx. 19,000 km²
Discharge at the gauge above Twitya River
A Eo : 11,200 km²
MQ 1995/2000
Mq 1995/2000
115 m³ / s
10.3 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Twitya River
Right tributaries Natla River

The Keele River is a left tributary of the Mackenzie River in Canada's Northwest Territories .

The Keele River rises about 25 km south of MacMillan Pass , the end point of Canol Road , in the Selwyn Mountains on the border with the Yukon Territory . The river flows east through the Backbone and Canyon Ranges . It takes up the Natla River from the right and later the Twitya River from the left . The Keele River flows through a sparsely populated region of the Mackenzie Mountains . After about 410 km the river reaches the Mackenzie River , 50 km south-southeast of Tulita .

The Keele River is a destination for whitewater canoeing . The degree of difficulty of the rapids varies between I and II with a few places in class III. The Keele River is often navigated in conjunction with the Natla River, a tributary. The latter is more demanding and has class III-IV rapids.

Individual evidence

  1. Keele River at the gauge above Twitya River - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET