Yellowknife River
| Yellowknife River | ||
 View of the Yellowknife River about 10 kilometers from its mouth |
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| Data | ||
| location | Northwest Territories ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| origin |
Greenstockings Lake 64 ° 13 ′ 2 ″ N , 113 ° 10 ′ 41 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | at Yellowknife in the Great Slave Sea Coordinates: 62 ° 31 ′ 10 ″ N , 114 ° 19 ′ 15 ″ W 62 ° 31 ′ 10 ″ N , 114 ° 19 ′ 15 ″ W |
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| Mouth height |
156 m
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| length | 250 km | |
| Discharge at the level discharge point Y2 A Eo : 10,900 km² |
MQ 1941/1957 Mq 1941/1957 |
11 m³ / s 1 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the gauge at the inflow into Prosperous Lake A Eo : 11,300 km² |
MQ 1939/2000 Mq 1939/2000 |
29 m³ / s 2.6 l / (s km²) |
| Outflow at the gauge at the outflow of Prosperous Lake A Eo : 16,300 km² |
MQ 1937/2000 Mq 1937/2000 |
38 m³ / s 2.3 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | McCrea River , Cameron River | |
| Flowing lakes | Hunter Lake , Reindeer Lake , Prosperous Lake | |
The Yellowknife River is a 250 km long river in the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories . The river has a southerly direction of flow and drains a large number of small and medium-sized lakes before flowing into the Great Slave Lake near the district capital Yellowknife . In Prosperous Lake the Cameron River flows to it from the east. The Highway 4 crosses the Yellowknife River at the mouth.
It got its name - like the city at its mouth - from the Yellowknives , a First Nation tribe who lived in the area before the North West Company opened it up .
In the summer months, the water is increasingly used by tourists for whitewater paddling and, above all, canoeing .
Web links
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Yellowknife River at the gauge of discharge point Y2 - hydrographic data at R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Yellowknife River at the gauge at the inflow into Prosperous Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Yellowknife River at the gauge at the outlet of Prosperous Lake - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Seasonal Succession of Phytoplankton in a large subarctic river