Roscoe River

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Roscoe River
Data
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
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.
Mouth height 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.