Winnipeg River

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Winnipeg River
Data
location Ontario , Manitoba ( Canada )
River system Nelson River
Drain over Nelson River  → Hudson Bay
origin Lake of the Woods
49 ° 46 ′ 18 "  N , 94 ° 31 ′ 27"  W.
Source height 322  m
muzzle in the Winnipegsee coordinates: 50 ° 37 ′ 54 ″  N , 96 ° 19 ′ 13 ″  W 50 ° 37 ′ 54 ″  N , 96 ° 19 ′ 13 ″  W
Mouth height 217  m
Height difference 105 m
Bottom slope 0.45 ‰
length 235 km
Catchment area 106,500 km²
Outflow at gauge Outflow from Lake of the Woods
A Eo : 70,400 km² 		MQ 1892/2000
Mq 1892/2000
 		429 m³ / s
6.1 l / (s km²)
Discharge at the Slave Falls
A Eo gauge : 125,000 km² 		MQ 1907/2000
Mq 1907/2000
 		850 m³ / s
6.8 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Whiteshell River , Whitemouth River
Right tributaries Black Sturgeon River , MacFarlane River , English River , Lee River , Bird River
Small towns Kenora
Map of the Lake of the Woods with the Winnipeg River, which flows from it in the north
Encampment, Winnipeg River (1846), by Paul Kane

The Winnipeg River is a Canadian river that drains Lake of the Woods in the province of Ontario and flows into Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba .

The river runs over a length of 235 km from Norman Dam near Kenora to its confluence with Lake Winnipeg. Its catchment area covers 106,500 km², mainly in Canada. About 29,300 km² of this area is in northern Minnesota . Measured from the source of the Firesteel River , the Winnipeg River reaches a total length of 813 km.

geography

Along the course of the Winnipeg River are a number of lakes where the river widens. In Manitoba, that's Nutimik , Eleanor , Dorothy , Margaret , Natalie, and Lac du Bonnet . Lakes Nutimik , Dorothy and Margaret are entirely within Whiteshell Provincial Park . Lakes in Ontario that flow through are Gun , Roughrock, and Sand .

Tributaries of the Winnipeg River:

Hydropower plants

There are several hydroelectric plants along the Winnipeg River. In the downstream direction these are:

Surname completion
position		 Power
[MW]		 Number of
turbines		 hydraul.
Potential
[m]		 reservoir operator
Norman 1898-1926 14th 5 6.4 Lake of the Woods AbitibiBowater
Kenora 1906 / 1921-1926 10 10 6.4 Lake of the Woods AbitibiBowater
White Dog Falls 1958 68 3 n / A n / A OPG
Pointe du Bois 1926 77 16 14th n / A Manitoba Hydro
Slave Falls 1928-1948 67 8th 9.75 n / A Manitoba Hydro
Seven Sisters 1952 165 6th 18.6 n / A Manitoba Hydro
McArthur 1955 55 8th 7th Lac du Bonnet Manitoba Hydro
Great Falls 1928 136 6th 17.7 n / A Manitoba Hydro
Pine Falls 1952 89 6th 11.3 n / A Manitoba Hydro

The amount of runoff from the Winnipeg River is regulated by the Lake of the Woods Control Board .

Runoff level

Web links

Commons : Winnipeg River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c The Atlas of Canada - Rivers ( Memento from January 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  2. ↑ Winnipeg River at the level outflow from Lake of the Woods - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  3. ↑ Winnipeg River at the Slave Falls gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  4. ↑ Manitoba Hydro - Generating Stations
  5. ↑ OPG - WHITEDOG FALLS STATION ( Memento from December 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Ontario Power Authority ( Memento from August 16, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Lake of the Woods Control Board (English) Lake of the Woods Control Board