Rivière Kovik
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| Data | ||
| location | Nunavik , North du Québec in Québec (Canada) | |
| River system | Rivière Kovik | |
| origin |
Lac Vanasse 61 ° 48 ′ 16 ″ N , 75 ° 36 ′ 15 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 325 m | |
| muzzle |
Hudson Bay Coordinates: 61 ° 35 ′ 25 " N , 77 ° 36 ′ 18" W 61 ° 35 ′ 25 " N , 77 ° 36 ′ 18" W. |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | 325 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.9 ‰ | |
| length | 169 km | |
| Catchment area | 8547 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Rivière Durouvray , Rivière Derville | |
Rivière Kovik is a 169 km long river in the northwest of the Ungava Peninsula in the arctic tundra of the Nunavik region in the administrative region of North du Québec of the Canadian province of Québec .
River course
The river has its origin in Lake Vanasse , about 40 km south of the settlement of Salluit . From there it flows first in a south-easterly, later in a south-westerly direction to Lac Belleau , and further west to Lac Chassé . It flows further west to Lac Mairaq , where it receives the right tributary Rivière Derville . Further west, the Rivière Durouvray also flows into the river from the right. The river Rivière Kovik finally flows into the Baie Kovik bay of Hudson Bay opposite Cape Paalliq and about 90 km north of the settlement Akulivik .