Wabasca River

Wabasca River
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Data
location	Alberta (Canada)
River system	Mackenzie River
Drain over	Peace River  → Slave River  → Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
origin	Sandy Lake 55 ° 51 ′ 28 "  N , 113 ° 25 ′ 48"  W.
muzzle	Peace River Coordinates: 58 ° 21 '4 "  N , 115 ° 19' 48"  W 58 ° 21 '4 "  N , 115 ° 19' 48"  W.
length	approx. 480 km
Catchment area	36,300 km²
Discharge at the gauge below Trout River A Eo : 14,300 km²	MQ 1985/1994 Mq 1985/1994	24 m³ / s 1.7 l / (s km²)
Discharge at gauge Wadlin Lake Road A Eo : 35,800 km²	MQ 1970/2000 Mq 1970/2000	93 m³ / s 2.6 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the gauge at the mouth of the A Eo : 36,300 km²	MQ Mq	53 m³ / s 1.5 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Willow River , Muskwa River , Trout River , Loon River, Bear River
Right tributaries	Liége River
Flowing lakes	South Wabasca Lake , North Wabasca Lake
Communities	Wabasca-Desmarais
Wabasca River in the Peace River catchment

Wabasca River is a right tributary of the Peace River in the north of the Canadian province of Alberta .

The catchment area of the river is 36,300 km². The mean annual runoff varies greatly from year to year. At the Wadlin Lake Road gauge , an average value of 93 m³ / s was measured over a period of 30 years.

The Wabasca River has its origin in Sandy Lake , northeast of Slave Lake . From there it flows in a north-westerly direction. It flows through the South Wabasca Lake , passes the place Wabasca-Desmarais , and then flows through the North Wabasca Lake . It continues its course in a northerly direction through boreal forests and swamplands. Finally, about 35 km east of Fort Vermilion, it meets the Peace River coming from the west.

Tributaries

• Willow River
• Muskwa River
  • Pastecho River
• Trout River
• Wood Buffalo River
• Woodenhouse River
• Liége River
• Panny River
• Loon River
• Muddy River
• Bear River

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Wabasca River at the gauge above Peace River - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
2. ↑ Wabasca River at the gauge below Trout River - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
3. ↑ ^{a b} Wabasca River at the Wadlin Lake Road gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET