Pine River (Peace River)
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location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
River system | Mackenzie River | |
Drain over | Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
Headwaters | on the eastern slope of the Canadian Rockies 55 ° 26 ′ 7 ″ N , 122 ° 59 ′ 19 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 1400 m | |
muzzle | at Taylor in the Peace River coordinates: 56 ° 8 ′ 24 ″ N , 120 ° 42 ′ 16 ″ W 56 ° 8 ′ 24 ″ N , 120 ° 42 ′ 16 ″ W. |
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Mouth height | 438 m | |
Height difference | approx. 962 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 4.4 ‰ | |
length | approx. 220 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 13,500 km² | |
Discharge at the East Pine A Eo gauge : 12,100 km² Location: 91 km above the mouth |
MQ 1965/2016 Mq 1965/2016 |
189 m³ / s 15.6 l / (s km²) |
Right tributaries | Sukunka River , Murray River | |
Communities | Lemoray , Chetwynd , East Pine |
The Pine River is a right tributary of the Peace River in the Peace River Regional District in the northeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Pine River rises in Pine Le Moray Provincial Park on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rocky Mountains about 15 kilometers east of the Williston Lake located Mackenzie . From there it flows in a predominantly eastward direction into the Peace River lowland . He takes up the right tributaries Sukunka River and Murray River . The Pine River then turns north and later macj northeast and finally flows into the Peace River at Taylor . Lemoray , Chetwynd and East Pine are on the river . Pine River Breaks and East Pine Provincial Parks are on the riverside. The Pine River has a length of about 200 km. At the gauge at East Pine, 91 km above the mouth, the mean discharge is 189 m³ / s. The Pine River carries the largest amounts of water in May and June.
Web links
- Pine River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Geographical Names of Canada: Pine River
- Pine River at the gauge above Mountain Creek (1985–1988) - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- Pine Le Moray Provincial Park
- Pine River Breaks Provincial Park
- East Pine Provincial Park