Pine River (Peace River)

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Pine River
Data
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
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.
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.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 07FB001