Muskwa River (Fort Nelson River)

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Muskwa River
Muskwa River.jpg
Data
location British Columbia ( Canada )
River system Mackenzie River
Drain over Fort Nelson River  → Liard River  → Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
origin Fern Lake
57 ° 45 ′ 14 "  N , 124 ° 47 ′ 20"  W.
Source height 1400  m
muzzle east of Fort Nelson in the Fort Nelson River Coordinates: 58 ° 49 ′ 50 "  N , 122 ° 33 ′ 24"  W 58 ° 49 ′ 50 "  N , 122 ° 33 ′ 24"  W
Mouth height 305  m
Height difference 1095 m
Bottom slope 4.3 ‰
length 257 km
Catchment area approx. 20,300 km²
Discharge at the Fort Nelson
A Eo gauge : 20,300 km² 		MQ 1944/2000
Mq 1944/2000
 		214 m³ / s
10.5 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Gathto Creek , Tuchodi River , Chischa River , Tetsa River , Kledo Creek
Right tributaries Prophet River
Small towns Fort Nelson

The Muskwa River is a left tributary of the Fort Nelson River in the north of the Canadian province of British Columbia .

The river originates in Fern Lake at Bedaux Pass in the Canadian Rockies . From there it flows mainly in an easterly direction. In the middle reaches the river turns north. It takes in the tributaries of Gathto Creek , Tuchodi River , Chischa River , Tetsa River, and Kledo Creek , all from the left. In the lower reaches of the Muskwa River flows east again. Shortly before it flows into the Fort Nelson River , its largest tributary, the Prophet River , meets the Muskwa River from the right. Then he passes the small town of Fort Nelson . The Muskwa River has a length of 257 km. Its catchment area covers around 20,300 km². The mean discharge is 214 m³ / s. The upper reaches of the Muskwa River and parts of its catchment area lie in the Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Muskwa River at the Fort Nelson gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET