Whitestone River (Porcupine River)
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location | Yukon ( Canada ) | |
River system | Yukon River | |
Drain over | Porcupine River → Yukon River → Bering Sea | |
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Nahoni Mountains 65 ° 30 ′ 46 ″ N , 139 ° 14 ′ 28 ″ W. |
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Porcupine River , about 10 km north of Whitestone Village Coordinates: 66 ° 30 ′ 21 " N , 138 ° 24 ′ 54" W 66 ° 30 ′ 21 " N , 138 ° 24 ′ 54" W
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length | approx. 180 km | |
Catchment area | approx. 6730 km² | |
Discharge at the gauge at Whitestone Village A Eo : 6,730 km² |
MQ 1979/1996 Mq 1979/1996 |
37 m³ / s 5.5 l / (s km²) |
Right tributaries | Chance Creek | |
Communities | Whitestone Village |
The Whitestone River is a right tributary of the Porcupine River in Canada's Yukon Territory .
The Whitestone River rises centrally in the Nahoni Mountains . It initially flows through it over a distance of 35 km in a northerly direction. Then the river makes a sharp bend to the east and northeast and leaves the mountains. Later the Whitestone River turns to the north-northwest. At the confluence of chance Creek settlement is Whitestone Village . Another 10 km north of this, the Whitestone River flows into the Porcupine River, which itself only arises 10 km upstream at the confluence of the Miner River and Fishing Branch . The Whitestone River has a length of approximately 180 km. It drains an area of over 6730 km². The mean discharge is 37 m³ / s.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Whitestone River at the gauge at Whitestone Village - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET