Rivière Hamelin
| Rivière Hamelin | ||
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| location | Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Rivière Arnaud | |
| Drain over | Rivière Arnaud → Ungava Bay | |
| origin |
Lac Tasialujjuaq 59 ° 45 ′ 27 " N , 71 ° 46 ′ 12" W. |
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| Source height | 182 m | |
| muzzle |
Rivière Arnaud coordinates: 60 ° 1 '4 " N , 71 ° 44' 53" W 60 ° 1 '4 " N , 71 ° 44' 53" W
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| length | approx. 40 km | |
| Catchment area | 4140 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge near the mouth of the A Eo : 4120 km² |
MQ 1963/1978 Mq 1963/1978 |
54 m³ / s 13.1 l / (s km²) |
The Rivière Hamelin is a right tributary of the Rivière Arnaud in the administrative region of North du Québec of the Canadian province of Québec .
The Rivière Hamelin forms the outflow of Lac Tasialujjuaq in the east of the Ungava peninsula . It leaves this at its northern end and flows over a distance of 40 km north to the Rivière Arnaud. On the stretch of the river, the river overcomes several rapids. The estuary is 100 km west of Kangirsuk settlement .
The Rivière Hamelin was named after Jean-François Hamelin , a land surveyor. The river used to have a different name: Rivière Pelletier .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Commission de toponymie du Québec: Rivière Hamelin
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 03HA010 ( Memento of the original dated December 24, 2010) 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.
- ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 03HA009 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
