Martineau River

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Martineau River
Data
location Alberta , Saskatchewan ( Canada )
River system Churchill River
Drain over Cold River  → Waterhen River  → Beaver River  → Churchill River  → Hudson Bay
origin Primrose Lake
54 ° 50 ′ 42 "  N , 109 ° 41 ′ 27"  W.
Source height 599  m
muzzle Cold Lake Coordinates: 54 ° 37 '29 "  N , 110 ° 2' 10"  W 54 ° 37 '29 "  N , 110 ° 2' 10"  W.
Mouth height 535  m
Height difference 64 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.98 ‰
length approx. 65 km
Catchment area 5350 km²
Discharge at the gauge above Cold Lake
A Eo : 5350 km²
MQ 1981/1995
Mq 1981/1995
7.3 m³ / s
1.4 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Muskeg River

The Martineau River forms the main tributary of Cold Lake in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan .

The Martineau River forms the drain of Primrose Lake on its south bank. It flows a bit to the south, takes the Muskeg River from the left and turns west. He crosses the Saskatchewan-Alberta border, turns southwest, and reaches the north shore of Cold Lake. The Martineau River has a length of about 65 km. Its catchment area covers 5350 km². This corresponds to more than 85 percent of the Cold Lake catchment area. The mean discharge is 7.3 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Martineau River at the gauge above Cold Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET