Redstone River (Mackenzie River)

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Redstone River
Data
location Northwest Territories ( Canada )
River system Mackenzie River
Drain over Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
source in the Mackenzie Mountains
63 ° 21 ′ 46 "  N , 127 ° 29 ′ 14"  W.
muzzle in the Mackenzie River 100 km north of Wrigley Coordinates: 64 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  N , 124 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  W 64 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  N , 124 ° 33 ′ 0 ″  W
Mouth height 133  m

length approx. 290 km
Catchment area 16,400 km²
Discharge at the gauge 63 km above the mouth
A Eo : 15,400 km²
Location: 63 km above the mouth
MQ 1974/2000
Mq 1974/2000
174 m³ / s
11.3 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Moose Horn River, Parallel Creek
Right tributaries Ravens Throat River

The Redstone River is a left tributary of the Mackenzie River in the Canadian Northwest Territories .

The Redstone River rises near Rockslide Pass in the Mackenzie Mountains . It flows in an easterly direction through the Canyon Ranges and reaches after about 290 km, about 100 km north of Wrigley , the Mackenzie River . The Redstone River drains an area of ​​16,400 km². Its mean discharge 63 km above the mouth is 174 m³ / s.

The Redstone River is a whitewater river with rapids of difficulty levels II – III. Canoe trips on the river typically last 10-14 days.

Individual evidence

  1. Redstone River at the gauge at the mouth - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  2. Redstone River at the gauge 63 km above the mouth - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET