Hay River (Canada)
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Hay River  |
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| Origin | Northern Alberta 58°05′06″N 119°01′19″W / 58.08496°N 119.02201°W |
| Mouth | Great Slave Lake at Hay River 60°51′41″N 115°43′58″W / 60.86134°N 115.73290°WCoordinates: 60°51′41″N 115°43′58″W / 60.86134°N 115.73290°W |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Length | 702 kilometres (436 mi) |
| Source elevation | 720 metres (2,360 ft) |
| Mouth elevation | 156 metres (512 ft) |
| Avg. discharge | 3,630,000 dam³ |
| Basin area | 48,200 square kilometres (18,600 sq mi) |
Hay River 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 returns to Alberta, where it follows a northern course towards the Northwest Territories, where it discharges in 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 km and a drainage area of 48,200 km².[1]
Tributaries of the Hay River are the Chinchaga River, Meader River, Steen River, Melvin River and Little Hay River. Zama Lake and Hay Lake are also located in the Hay River basin. Rainbow Lake is formed along the river itself.
Communities along the Hay River basin include Rainbow Lake, Meander River, Steen River, Indian Cabins in Alberta and Enterprise and the homonymous Hay River in the Northwest Territories.
At the Alberta/Northwest Territories border, the annual discharge is 3,630,000 dam³.[2]
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[edit] Tributaries
- Little Buffalo River
- Bivouac Creek
- Kotcho River
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- 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
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
"Hay River". Encyclopedia Americana. 1920.
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