La Biche River (Athabasca River)
| La Biche River | ||
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| location | Alberta ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Athabasca River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| origin |
Lac La Biche 54 ° 57 ′ 4 " N , 112 ° 14 ′ 56" W. |
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| Source height | 550 m | |
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Athabasca River Coordinates: 55 ° 0 ′ 49 " N , 112 ° 44 ′ 2" W 55 ° 0 ′ 49 " N , 112 ° 44 ′ 2" W
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| length | approx. 70 km | |
| Discharge at the level Highway 63 A Eo : 4860 km² |
MQ 1982/1995 Mq 1982/1995 |
3.3 m³ / s 0.7 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Pine Creek | |
The La Biche River is a right tributary of the Athabasca River in the Canadian province of Alberta .
The La Biche River, named around 1805 after a member of the expedition, forms the outflow of the lake of the same name . He leaves this on its northwest bank. It initially flows north, then curves west and south, passes the town of Rossian , then makes a sharp bend to the north at the bridge of Alberta Highway 63 and finally turns west and south-west again at the settlement of Amesbury after about 70 km it flows on the right side into the Athabasca River flowing north.
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Biche River at the Highway 63 gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ^ Johann Jakob Egli : Nomina geographica. Language and factual explanation of 42,000 geographical names of all regions of the world. , Friedrich Brandstetter, 2nd ed. Leipzig 1893, p. 519