Nadaleen River

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Nadaleen River
Data
location Yukon ( Canada )
River system Yukon River
Drain over Stewart River  → Yukon River  → Bering Sea
Headwaters Selwyn Mountains
64 ° 12 '8 "  N , 132 ° 10' 54"  W.
Source height approx.  1200  m
muzzle Stewart River Coordinates: 63 ° 57 ′ 46 "  N , 133 ° 39 ′ 54"  W 63 ° 57 ′ 46 "  N , 133 ° 39 ′ 54"  W.
Mouth height approx.  610  m
Height difference approx. 590 m
Bottom slope approx. 6.2 ‰
length 95 km
Catchment area 1372 km²

The Nadaleen River is a 95 km long right tributary of the Stewart River in Canada's Yukon Territory .

The headwaters of the Nadaleen River are in the Selwyn Mountains at an altitude of 1,300  m . The river initially flows in a westerly direction, later in a west-southwest direction through the mountains. The Nadaleen Range rises north of the river. The confluence of the Nadaleen River in the Stewart River is 15 km above that of the Beaver River . The Nadaleen River drains an area of ​​1372 km². Young arctic grayling ( Thymallus arcticus ) fish have been detected in the river.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Mike Elson: Catalog of Fish and Stream Resources of East Central Yukon Territory (PDF, 2.8 MB) Environment Canada, Fisheries and Marine Service. Retrieved October 6, 2017.