Moose River (James Bay)
| Moose River | ||
 View of the Moose River from the Ontario Northland Railway Bridge |
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| Data | ||
| location | Cochrane District in Ontario ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Moose River | |
| Union | by Mattagami and Missinaibi 50 ° 44 ′ 8 ″ N , 81 ° 28 ′ 2 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | 17 km northeast of Moosonee in James Bay ( Hudson Bay ) Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '2 " N , 80 ° 23' 57" W 51 ° 21 '2 " N , 80 ° 23' 57" W |
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| Mouth height |
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| length | 104 km (547 km with Mattagami River headwaters) | |
| Catchment area | 108,500 km² | |
| Discharge at the Moose River A Eo gauge: 60,100 km² |
MQ 1959/1982 Mq 1959/1982 |
777 m³ / s 12.9 l / (s km²) |
| Outflow at the level at the mouth |
MQ |
1370 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Cheepash River , Kwetabohigan River | |
| Right tributaries | Abitibi River , North French River | |
| Communities | Moosonee | |
The Moose River is a river in Cochrane District in northern Ontario ( Canada ).
It flows from the confluence of the two rivers Mattagami and Missinaibi River 104 km northeast to James Bay . Its catchment area covers 108,500 km², the mean discharge 1370 m³ / s. Measured from the source of the Mattagami River, it reaches a total length of 547 km.
Tributaries
Its tributaries include:
Moose River Bird Sanctuary
The Moose River Bird Sanctuary ( English Moose River Bird Sanctuary ) is located at the mouth of the Moose River and, in addition to Ship Sands Island, also includes a piece of land east of the river mouth. The reserve has an extension of 14.60 km².
Web links
Commons : Moose River - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d The Atlas of Canada - Rivers
- ↑ Moose River at the Moose River gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET