Wabigoon River

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Wabigoon River
Data
location Kenora District in Ontario ( Canada )
River system Nelson River
Drain over English River  → Winnipeg River  → Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
source Raleigh Lake
49 ° 27 ′ 47 "  N , 91 ° 56 ′ 16"  W.
Source height 453  m
muzzle Ball Lake ( English River ) Coordinates: 50 ° 15 ′ 18 "  N , 93 ° 55 ′ 23"  W 50 ° 15 ′ 18 "  N , 93 ° 55 ′ 23"  W
Mouth height 314  m
Height difference 139 m
Bottom slope 0.59 ‰
length 235 km
Catchment area 8080 km²
Discharge at the Dryden
A Eo gauge : 2300 km² 		MQ 1970/2000
Mq 1970/2000
 		26 m³ / s
11.3 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Quibell
A Eo gauge : 6370 km² 		MQ 1953/2000
Mq 1953/2000
 		44 m³ / s
6.9 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Eagle River , Mennin River, Canyon River , Crooked River
Right tributaries Little Wabigoon River
Flowing lakes Dinorwic Lake , Wabigoon Lake , Clay Lake
Small towns Dryden

The Wabigoon River is a left tributary of the English River in the Canadian province of Ontario .

The Wabigoon River has its origin in Raleigh Lake at a height of 453  m . It leaves this on its north bank and flows in a predominantly westerly direction to the lakes Dinorwic Lake and Wabigoon Lake . The two lakes form a lake system, the flow of which is regulated. On the north bank, near the town of Dryden , the Wabigoon River initially continues north and later west. He takes north of the village Eagle River from left to Eagle River , of the southern Eagle Lake drained to. The river then turns to the northwest. It flows through Clay Lake and several lake-like river widenings. Immediately before its mouth, the Wabigoon River overcomes the Wabigoon Falls . Finally, after 235 km, it reaches Ball Lake, north of Grassy Narrows and traversed by the English River . The Wabigoon River drains an area of ​​8080 km² in the southwest of the Kenora District .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wabigoon River at the Wabigoon Falls gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  2. ↑ Wabigoon River at the Dryden gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  3. ↑ Wabigoon River at the Quibell gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET