Murray River (Pine River)
| Murray River | ||
 Kinuseo Falls on the Murray River in Monkman Provincial Park |
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| Data | ||
| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Pine River → Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| origin |
Upper Blue Lake on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies 54 ° 30 ′ 43 ″ N , 121 ° 3 ′ 11 ″ W |
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| Source height | 1269 m | |
| muzzle | at East Pine in the Pine River coordinates: 55 ° 43 '3 " N , 121 ° 13' 7" W 55 ° 43 '3 " N , 121 ° 13' 7" W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 579 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 690 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.5 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 200 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 6200 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge above Wolverine River A Eo : 2410 km² |
MQ 1977/2000 Mq 1977/2000 |
56 m³ / s 23.2 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge A Eo : 5550 km² Location: 33 km above the mouth |
MQ 1978/2015 Mq 1978/2015 |
83.6 m³ / s 15.1 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Monkman Creek, Imperial Creek, Wolverine River , Gwillim River | |
| Right tributaries | Flatbed Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Lower Blue Lake | |
| Communities | Tumbler Ridge | |
The Murray River is a right tributary of the Peace River in the Peace River Regional District in the northeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Murray River has its origin in Upper Blue Lake at 1,269 m altitude within Monkman Provincial Park on the eastern slope of the Canadian Rocky Mountains . Initially it flows in a north-northwest direction through the mountains. The Murray River overcomes the 60 m high Kinuseo Falls within the provincial park . The river now turns north and passes Tumbler Ridge . There he takes the Wolverine River from the left. Later, the Murray River runs along the eastern boundary of Gwillim Lake Provincial Park . The Murray River now flows north. It unites at East Pine with the Pine River coming from the west. The Murray River has a length of about 200 km. At the gauge 33 km above the mouth, the mean discharge is 83.6 m³ / s. Between May and July the river carries the largest amounts of water.
Web links
- Murray River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Monkman Provincial Park
- Gwillim Lake Provincial Park
Individual evidence
- ↑ Murray River at the gauge above Wolverine River - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ^ A b Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 07FB002
- ↑ Murray River at the gauge near the mouth - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET