Shekak River

Shekak River
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location	Algoma District , Cochrane District in Ontario, Canada
River system	Albany River
Drain over	Nagagami River  → Kenogami River  → Albany River  → Hudson Bay
origin	Upper Shekak Lake 49 ° 7 ′ 51 ″  N , 85 ° 1 ′ 42 ″  W.
Source height	385  m
muzzle	Nagagami River Coordinates: 49 ° 49 ′ 47 "  N , 84 ° 30 ′ 33"  W 49 ° 49 ′ 47 "  N , 84 ° 30 ′ 33"  W.
Mouth height	approx.  150  m
Height difference	approx. 235 m
Bottom slope	approx. 1.6 ‰
length	approx. 150 km
Catchment area	approx. 3300 km²
Drain at level Highway No. 11 A Eo : 3290 km²	MQ 1950/1987 Mq 1950/1987	36 m³ / s 10.9 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Little Jackfish River , Nagagamisis River
Right tributaries	Beaton River
Flowing lakes	Shekak Lake , McCoy Lake , Sand Lake

The Shekak River is a right tributary of the Nagagami River in the Canadian province of Ontario .

The Shekak River has its origin in Upper Shekak Lake . It flows through the neighboring lakes Shekak Lake , McCoy Lake and Sand Lake and turns to the northeast. The Ontario Highway 631 crosses the river south of Hornepayne . It takes up the tributaries of Little Jackfish River and Beaton River and turns north. The Nagagamisis River , which drains the Nagagamisis Lake , later flows into the Shekak River from the left. The river flows through the Canadian Shield in an unchanged northerly direction. The Ontario Highway 11 finally crosses the Shekak River not far from its confluence with the Nagagami River. The Shekak River has a length of about 150 km.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Shekak River at the level Highway No. 11 - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET