Roseau River

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Roseau River
Data
Water code US659936
location Minnesota (USA),
Manitoba (Canada)
River system Nelson River
Drain over Red River of the North  → Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
source approx. 50 km south of the Lake of the Woods
48 ° 31 ′ 44 ″  N , 95 ° 12 ′ 17 ″  W
Source height approx.  380  m
muzzle not far from Letellier in the Red River of the North Coordinates: 49 ° 8 ′ 38 "  N , 97 ° 15 ′ 16"  W 49 ° 8 ′ 38 "  N , 97 ° 15 ′ 16"  W
Mouth height 228  m
Height difference approx. 152 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.44 ‰
length 344 km
Catchment area approx. 5630 km²
Discharge at gauge near Dominion City
A Eo : 5260 km²
MQ 1913/2000
Mq 1913/2000
10 m³ / s
1.9 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries South Fork Roseau River
Flowing lakes Mulligan Lake
Reservoirs flowed through Hayes Lake
Small towns Roseau
Communities Roseau River , Dominion City
Roseau River in the catchment area of ​​the Red River of the North

Roseau River in the catchment area of ​​the Red River of the North

The Roseau River is a right tributary of the Red River of the North in the northwest of the US state Minnesota and in the extreme south of the Canadian province of Manitoba .

The Roseau River rises about 50 km south of the Lake of the Woods . From there it flows a short distance to the west. It flows through Mulligan Lake and the small Hayes Lake reservoir in Hayes Lake State Park . He then turns to the northwest and crosses Beltrami , Lake of the Woods , Roseau and Kittson Counties . The small town of Roseau is on the riverbank. The Roseau River crosses the border into Manitoba. It passes the places Roseau River and Dominion City and finally flows into the Red River of the North not far from Letellier . The Roseau River has a length of 344 km. At Dominion City it has an average discharge of 10 m³ / s. Its catchment area covers about 5630 km².

Individual evidence

  1. Roseau River at the gauge below the railway bridge near Dominion City - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  2. Roseau River at the gauge near Dominion City - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET