Hay River (Canada)
| Hay River | |
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 Hay River   | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Northern Alberta |
| • coordinates | 58°05′06″N 119°01′19″W / 58.08496°N 119.02201°W |
| • elevation | 720 metres (2,360 ft) |
dam3 (2,940,000 acre⋅ft ) | |
The Hay River (South Slavey: Kátå’odehche) is a large river in northern Alberta and southern Northwest Territories, Canada.
It originates in the muskeg of north western Alberta, flows west to British Columbia, then curves northward and returns to Alberta, where it follows a north-northeast course towards the Northwest Territories. After passing over two main waterfalls, the Alexandra Falls and Louise Falls, it flows through the town of Hay River and discharges into the Great Slave Lake. From there, its waters are carried to the Arctic Ocean by the Mackenzie River.
Hay River has a total length of 702 kilometres (436 mi) and a drainage area of 48,200 square kilometres (18,600 sq mi).[1]
Tributaries of the Hay River are the
Communities in the Hay River basin include Rainbow Lake,
At the Alberta – Northwest Territories border, the annual discharge is 3,630,000 cubic decametres (2,940,000 acre⋅ft).[3]
Tributaries
- Little Buffalo River
- Bivouac Creek
- Kotcho River
- Shekilie River
- White Spruce Creek
- Sahcho Creek
- Townsoitoi Creek
- Little Hay River
- Fire Creek
- Zama Lake
- Sousa Creek
- Moody Creek
- Zama River
- Omega River
- Amber River
- Mega River
- Vardie River
- Adair Creek
- Chinchaga River
- Negus Creek
- Henderson Creek
- Meander River
- Adair Creek
- Melvin River
- Slavey Creek
- Roe River
- Lutose Creek
- Little Rapids Creek
- Steen River
- Dizzy Creek
- James Creek
- Lessard Creek
- Jackpot Creek
- Swan Lake
- Goose Egg Lakes
- Swede Creek
- Twin Falls Creek
See also
- List of rivers of Alberta
- List of rivers of the Northwest Territories
- List of longest rivers of Canada
References
- ^ Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Retrieved 2007-05-01.
- ^ Flow North Paddling. "Trip Details". Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ Environment Alberta - River Basins Archived January 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- . Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
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