Severn River (Hudson Bay)

Severn River
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Data
location	Kenora District in Ontario ( Canada )
River system	Severn River
origin	Deer Lake 52 ° 38 ′ 31 ″  N , 93 ° 46 ′ 59 ″  W.
muzzle	Hudson Bay Coordinates: 56 ° 0 '15 "  N , 87 ° 35' 56"  W 56 ° 0 '15 "  N , 87 ° 35' 56"  W.
Mouth height	0  m
length	982 km
Catchment area	102,800 km²
Drain at the gauge below Deer Lake	MQ 1967/1986	30 m³ / s
Discharge at the Muskrat Dam Lake A Eo gauge : 36,500 km²	MQ 1965/1994 Mq 1965/1994	260 m³ / s 7.1 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Limestone Rapids A Eo gauge: 94,300 km²	MQ 1970/1994 Mq 1970/1994	630 m³ / s 6.7 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Sachigo River
Right tributaries	Windigo River , Fawn River , Makoop River
Flowing lakes	Finger Lake , Sandy Lake , Muskrat Dam Lake , Severn Lake
Communities	Fort Severn

The Severn River is a river in northern Ontario , Canada.

It has its source near the western provincial border of Ontario. The Severn River has a total length - measured from the source of the Black Birch River - of 982 km and a catchment area of 102,800 km², which extends to a small extent over Manitoba .

The river has its origin in Deer Lake. From there it flows in a northeasterly direction to Severn Lake and on to Hudson Bay , into which it flows at Fort Severn . The First Nation settlements of Sandy Lake and Bearskin Lake and Fort Severn are along the river. These were built on the site of earlier trading posts. At that time the Severn River was an important fur trade route .

Tributaries

• McInness River
• Cobham River (source in Manitoba)
• Windigo River
• Makoop River
• Blackbear River
• Sachigo River
  • Wapaseese River
  • Beaver Stone River
• Fawn River
• Beaver River

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The Atlas of Canada - Rivers
2. ↑ Severn River at the gauge below Deer Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
3. ↑ Severn River at the Muskrat Dam Lake gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
4. ↑ Severn River at the Limestone Rapids gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET