Roscoe River
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| location | Northwest Territories , Nunavut, Canada | |
| River system | Roscoe River | |
| source | in the Melville Hills, northwest of Bluenose Lake, 68 ° 54 ′ 38 ″ N , 120 ° 5 ′ 42 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 570 m | |
| muzzle | in the Amundsen Gulf coordinates: 69 ° 40 ′ 1 ″ N , 120 ° 57 ′ 8 ″ W 69 ° 40 ′ 1 ″ N , 120 ° 57 ′ 8 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 570 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.8 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 150 km | |
The Roscoe River is a tributary of the Amundsen Gulf in Nunavut and in the Northwest Territories in far northern Canada .
The Roscoe River has its origin in the Melville Hills northwest of Bluenose Lake in Nunavut. It flows through the arctic tundra landscape in a north-westerly direction and crosses the border to the north-west territories. In the middle reaches the river flows through the Tuktut-Nogait National Park . In the lower reaches, the Roscoe River turns north. Eventually the Roscoe River flows into the Amundsen Gulf. The Roscoe River has a length of about 150 km.