Pigeon River (Winnipeg Lake)
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| location | Manitoba (Canada) | |
| River system | Nelson River | |
| Drain over | Nelson River → Hudson Bay | |
| origin | Outflow from Family Lake via Shining Falls 51 ° 49 ′ 1 ″ N , 95 ° 32 ′ 43 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 300 m | |
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Winnipegsee coordinates: 52 ° 14 '50 " N , 97 ° 0' 44" W 52 ° 14 '50 " N , 97 ° 0' 44" W. |
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| Mouth height | 218 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 82 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.55 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 150 km | |
| Outflow at the gauge at the outflow from Round Lake |
MQ 1957/1996 |
80 m³ / s |
The Pigeon River is a tributary of Lake Winnipeg in the eastern part of the Canadian province of Manitoba .
The Pigeon River forms the southern drain of Family Lake . He leaves the lake via the Shining Falls . The northern outflow of Family Lake is the Berens River , which flows through the northern part of the lake. The Pigeon River flows through the Canadian Shield in a west-northwest direction and finally flows into Lake Winnipeg. Halfway through the Pigeon River flows through Round Lake . At its outflow, the mean discharge is 80 m³ / s. The Pigeon River has a length of about 150 km.
The upper half of the river - above Round Lake - lies within Atikaki Provincial Park . The Pigeon River is a destination for canoe trips that run downriver from Family Lake to the estuary.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Pigeon River at the gauge at the outlet from Round Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET