Lesser Slave River

Lesser Slave River
Lesser Slave River
Data
location	Alberta ( Canada )
River system	Mackenzie River
Drain over	Athabasca River  → Slave River  → Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
origin	Small Slave Lake 55 ° 18 ′ 24 ″  N , 114 ° 46 ′ 18 ″  W
Source height	577  m
muzzle	in the Athabasca River coordinates: 55 ° 9 '59 "  N , 114 ° 3' 31"  W 55 ° 9 '59 "  N , 114 ° 3' 31"  W.
Mouth height	554  m
Height difference	23 m
Bottom slope	0.38 ‰
length	61 km
Catchment area	approx. 15,500 km²
Discharge at the Slave Lake A Eo gauge : 13,600 km²	MQ 1915/2000 Mq 1915/2000	39 m³ / s 2.9 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Highway 2A A Eo gauge : 14,400 km²	MQ 1963/1988 Mq 1963/1988	50 m³ / s 3.5 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Driftwood River
Right tributaries	Otauwau River , Saulteaux River
Small towns	Slave Lake
Lesser Slave River

The Lesser Slave River ( Cree : Iyaghchi Eennu Sepe , translated: "River of the foreign people") is a river in central Alberta in Canada. It is one of the main tributaries of the Athabasca River .

The Little Slave Lake and the Lesser Slave River were the main route of communication and transportation to the Peace River District until the beginning of the 20th century . This only changed with the completion of the Northern Alberta Railways railway line .

course

The river has its origin in the Little Slave Lake. The mean discharge at the outflow from the lake is 40 m³ / s. The Lesser Slave River flows 61 km to the east before flowing into the Athabasca River from the left near the village of Smith . Measured from the source of the South Heart River , the total length is over 280 km.

Tributaries

• Sawridge Creek
• Eating Creek
• Mitsue Creek
  • Mitsue Lake, Florida Creek
• Muskeg Creek
• Otauwau River
• Saulteaux River
• Driftwood River
  • Fawcett River

Web links

Commons : Lesser Slave River  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ^ The Atlas of Canada - Lakes
2. ↑ Lesser Slave River at the Saulteaux Landing gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
3. ↑ Lesser Slave River at the Slave Lake gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
4. ↑ ^{a b} Lesser Slave River at the Highway 2A gauge - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
5. ^ Alberta Source - Lesser Slave River and Lesser Slave Lake
6. ^ Britannica - Lesser Slave Lake