Old Crow River

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Old Crow River
Data
Water code US1407479
location Yukon ( Canada ), Alaska (USA)
River system Yukon River
Drain over Porcupine River  → Yukon River  → Bering Sea
source at the east end of the Davidson Mountains
68 ° 14 ′ 36 ″  N , 141 ° 36 ′ 51 ″  W
muzzle at Old Crow in the Porcupine River Coordinates: 67 ° 34 ′ 30 "  N , 139 ° 50 ′ 0"  W 67 ° 34 ′ 30 "  N , 139 ° 50 ′ 0"  W.
Mouth height 255  m

Catchment area 13,900 km²
Discharge at the gauge near the mouth of the
A Eo : 13,900 km²
MQ 1976/2000
Mq 1976/2000
45 m³ / s
3.2 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Thomas Creek

The Old Crow River is a right tributary of the Porcupine River in the Yukon, Canada .

The Old Crow River rises at the eastern end of the Davidson Mountains in Alaska . It flows in a south-easterly direction across the border into Canada. The river flows through a plain rich in lakes with countless meanders and then turns south before it meets the Porcupine River at Old Crow . The Old Crow River drains an area of ​​13,900 km² and forms the southern border of the Vuntut National Park in the Yukon Territory . The mean discharge is 45 m³ / s.

Individual evidence

  1. Old Crow River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. a b Old Crow River at the gauge near the mouth - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET