Snare River (Russell Lake)
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| location | Northwest Territories (Canada) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Russell Channel → Frank Channel → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | northwest of Jolly Lake 64 ° 9 ′ 43 ″ N , 112 ° 13 ′ 19 ″ W |
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Russell Lake Coordinates: 63 ° 7 '1 " N , 115 ° 53' 5" W 63 ° 7 '1 " N , 115 ° 53' 5" W. |
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| Mouth height |
156 m
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| length | approx. 400 km | |
| Catchment area | > 15,500 km² | |
| Discharge at Big Spruce Lake A Eo gauge : 15,200 km² |
MQ 1949/1976 Mq 1949/1976 |
49 m³ / s 3.2 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Ghost River | |
| Right tributaries | Winter River , Indin River | |
| Flowing lakes | Winter Lake , Roundrock Lake , Snare Lake , Indin Lake , Kwejinne Lake , Bigspruce Lake , Strutt Lake , Slemon Lake | |
The Snare River is a river in the Canadian Northwest Territories .
The Snare River rises northwest of Jolly Lake - 200 km north-northeast of Yellowknife . It initially flows northwest towards Winter Lake . There it turns to the west and flows through the two elongated lakes Roundrock Lake and Snare Lake . The Snare River continues to flow to Indin Lake to the west . There the Indin River flows into it. It is now continuing its course to the southwest. The Ghost River flows into the Snare River on the left. After flowing through the lakes Kwejinne Lake , Bigspruce Lake , Strutt Lake and Slemon Lake , the river flows into the northern end of Russell Lake , which flows over the Russell Channel , Marian Lake and Frank Channel to the Great Slave Lake . The snare river has a length of about 400 km. Its catchment area covers more than 15,500 km². The mean discharge at the Bigspruce Lake gauge is 49 m³ / s.
On the course of the Snare River, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation operates several hydropower plants (Snare Cascades, Snare Falls, Snare Forks and Snare Rapids) with an installed capacity of 30.35 MW.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Snare River at the gauge below Bigspruce Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Snare River at Bigspruce Lake gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Northwest Territories Power Corporation ( Memento of the original from March 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
