Pack River (Williston Lake)
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| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| origin |
McLeod Lake 54 ° 59 ′ 33 ″ N , 123 ° 2 ′ 15 ″ W. |
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| Source height | approx. 675 m | |
| muzzle |
Williston Lake (Parsnip Reach) Coordinates: 55 ° 9 ′ 22 " N , 123 ° 7 ′ 14" W 55 ° 9 ′ 22 " N , 123 ° 7 ′ 14" W |
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| Mouth height | 660 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 15 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.5 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 30 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 3850 km² | |
| Discharge at the level at the discharge of LcLeod Lake A Eo : 3690 km² Location: 24 km above the mouth |
MQ 1981/2015 Mq 1981/2015 |
44 m³ / s 11.9 l / (s km²) |
| Flowing lakes | Tudyah Lake | |
The Pack River is a tributary of Williston Lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
It forms the outlet of McLeod Lake at its northern end. It flows north. It flows through Tudyah Lake and flows after about 30 km total distance into the southern end of the Parsnip Reach of Williston Lake. Before the construction of the W. A. C. Bennett Dam and the creation of the Williston Lake reservoir, the Pack River flowed into the Parsnip River on the left . The Pack River has an average discharge of 42 m³ / s at the outlet from McLeod Lake . Its source rivers, Crooked River and McLeod River , feed McLeod Lake.
The Pack River drains an area of approximately 3850 km². The mean discharge at the outflow from McLeod Lake is 44 m³ / s. The river usually carries the largest amounts of water in May when the snowmelts .
Web links
- Pack River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Geographical Names of Canada: Pack River
- Pack River at the gauge at the outlet of McLeod Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET