Mossy River (Lake Winnipegos)

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Mossy River
Data
location Manitoba ( Canada )
River system Nelson River
Drain over Waterhen River  → Fairford River  → Dauphin River  → Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
origin Dauphin Lake
51 ° 26 ′ 17 ″  N , 99 ° 57 ′ 9 ″  W.
Source height 260  m
muzzle Winnipegosi Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 15 "  N , 99 ° 55 ′ 1"  W 51 ° 39 ′ 15 "  N , 99 ° 55 ′ 1"  W
Mouth height 254  m
Height difference 6 m
Bottom slope 0.17 ‰
length 35.4 km
Catchment area approx. 9700 km²
Discharge at the Dauphin Lake
A Eo gauge : 8740 km²
Location: 3 km above the estuary
MQ 1966/2003
Mq 1966/2003
11.9 m³ / s
1.4 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Fishing River, Fork River
Small towns Winnipegosis

The Mossy River is a river in the Canadian province of Manitoba .

The Mossy River forms the outflow from Dauphin Lake to Lake Winnipegosissee to the north in western Manitoba. It flows in a northerly direction and reaches Winnipegosis the southwestern shore of Winnipegosissees. At the outflow from Dauphin Lake, the outflow is regulated by the Mossey River Dam , built in 1964 . The river runs on its route within the rural municipality of Mossey River . The 35.4 km long river drains an area of ​​about 9700 km². It has a gradient of around 8.2 m. The mean discharge is 11.9 m³ / s. At the settlement of Fork River , Manitoba Provincial Road 269 crosses the river. Manitoba Provincial Road 364 crosses the river 2 miles south of Winnipegosis .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Dauphin Lake Integrated Watershed Management Plan Surface Water Hydrology Report (PDF, 649 KB) Government of Manitoba. October 27, 2011. Accessed on March 24, 2018.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.gov.mb.ca  
  2. ^ A b Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 05LJ025