Pipestone River (Bow River)

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Pipestone River
Data
location Alberta (Canada)
River system Nelson River
Drain over Bow River  → South Saskatchewan River  → Saskatchewan River  → Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
Headwaters Canadian Rockies , on the southern slopes of Devon Mountain
51 ° 41 ′ 53 ″  N , 116 ° 14 ′ 51 ″  W
Source height approx.  2500  m
muzzle Bow River Coordinates: 51 ° 25 '23 "  N , 116 ° 10' 51"  W 51 ° 25 '23 "  N , 116 ° 10' 51"  W.
Mouth height approx.  1530  m
Height difference approx. 970 m
Bottom slope approx. 26 ‰
length 37 km
Catchment area 306 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 306 km²
Location: 1.2 km above the mouth
MQ 1985/2014
Mq 1985/2014
5.9 m³ / s
19.3 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Little Pipestone Creek
Right tributaries Molar Creek
Communities Lake Louise

The Pipestone River is a 37 km long left tributary of the Bow River in the southwest of the Canadian province of Alberta .

River course

The Pipestone River rises on the southern slope of Devon Mountain at an altitude of 2500  m in the Canadian Rocky Mountains . From there it flows initially in a south-easterly, later in a south-south-west direction through the mountains. Eventually the river joins the Bow River in the village of Lake Louise .

Hydrology

The Pipestone River drains an area of ​​306 km². The mean discharge is 5.9 m³ / s. The highest discharges usually occur in June with an average of 21.1 m³ / s.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 05BA002