Swift River (Teslin Lake)

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Swift River
Data
location British Columbia , Yukon ( Canada )
River system Yukon River
Drain over Teslin River  → Yukon River  → Bering Sea
Headwaters north of the Cassiar Mountains
60 ° 14 ′ 47 ″  N , 131 ° 13 ′ 29 ″  W
Source height approx.  1350  m
muzzle Teslin Lake Coordinates: 59 ° 44'13 "  N , 132 ° 11'7"  W 59 ° 44'13 "  N , 132 ° 11'7"  W.
Mouth height 683  m
Height difference approx. 667 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.4 ‰
length approx. 150 km
Discharge
A Eo : 3320 km²
Location: 50 km above the mouth 		MQ 1963/2000
Mq 1963/2000
 		47 m³ / s
14.2 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries McNaughton Creek
Right tributaries Smart River
Flowing lakes Swan Lake , Swift Lake
Communities Swift River

The Swift River is an approximately 150 km long tributary of Teslin Lake in the Yukon Territory and British Columbia in Canada .

The Swift River rises at an altitude of about 1,350  m in the north of the Cassiar Mountains in the Yukon Territory 22 km northwest of the Pine Lake airfield . The Rudy Lakes are located on the upper reaches . The Swift River initially flows southeast to Pine Lake. Then he turns south and south-west. The Alaska Highway ( Watson Lake - Teslin ) follows the course of the river from Pine Lake. The Swift River crosses the provincial border into British Columbia. The McNaughton Creek empties left side into the river. This now flows mainly in a westerly direction. It flows through Swan Lake and takes on the Smart River from the right. The Alaska Highway leaves the river valley in a northwest direction. The Swift River turns south. Swift Lake is on the lower reaches . Shortly thereafter, the Swift River turns west. It cuts through the Nisutlin Plateau for the last 25 km and reaches the east bank of Teslin Lake. June is usually the month with the highest outflows of the year.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Swift River at the gauge near Swift River - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET