Rainy River (Winnipeg River)
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Rainy River Rivière à la Pluie |
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| Water code | US : 657974 | |
| location | Minnesota (USA) / Ontario (Canada) border | |
| River system | Nelson River | |
| Drain over | Winnipeg River → Nelson River → Hudson Bay | |
| origin |
Rainy Lake 48 ° 36 ′ 54 ″ N , 93 ° 21 ′ 12 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 338 m | |
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Lake of the Woods Coordinates: 48 ° 50 ′ 55 " N , 94 ° 41 ′ 30" W 48 ° 50 ′ 55 " N , 94 ° 41 ′ 30" W. |
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| Mouth height | 323 m | |
| Height difference | 15 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.11 ‰ | |
| length | 140 km | |
| Discharge at the Manitou Rapids A Eo gauge : 50,200 km² |
MQ 1928/2000 Mq 1928/2000 |
364 m³ / s 7.3 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Little Fork River , Big Fork River | |
| Small towns | International Falls , Fort Frances | |
| Communities | Baudette , Rainy River | |
The Rainy River ( French Rivière à la Pluie ) is a river about 140 kilometers long that forms part of the border between the United States and Canada and thus separates the US state of Minnesota from the Canadian province of Ontario .
The river has its origin in Rainy Lake (French: Lac à la Pluie ), which it leaves on its west side in a west-northwest direction.
The river is crossed by two border bridges, the Baudette-Rainy River International Bridge between Baudette and Rainy River - this city is named after the river - and the Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge between International Falls , Minnesota and Fort Frances , Ontario - here electricity is also generated with hydropower . On the Canadian side since 1901 to today follows Canadian National is part of Ontario and Rainy River Railway the river. About 19 kilometers northwest of Baudette, the river flows into the Lake of the Woods at its southern end .
The river's catchment area extends eastward to the heights of the country, about 100 km west of Lake Superior , where the southeastern corner of the land ceded to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670 was once located. The river eventually carries its water over the Winnipeg River , Lake Winnipeg, and the Nelson River to Hudson Bay .
Hydropower plants
The Fort Frances hydropower plant has 8 turbines with a total output of 12.8 MW. It is 4 km from the Rainy Lake drain and is operated by AbitibiBowater .
Runoff level
- Rainy River at Fort Frances gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET - gauge measurement 1905–2000
- Rainy River at the Manitou Rapids gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET - gauge measurement 1928–2003
Web links
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Rainy River Basin
- The Town of Rainy River
- Rainy River (Winnipeg River) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rainy River at the Manitou Rapids gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Ontario Power Authority ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
