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Windsor River

Coordinates: 54°12′55″N 129°50′28″W / 54.21528°N 129.84111°W / 54.21528; -129.84111
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Windsor River
Windsor River is located in British Columbia
Windsor River
Mouth of Windsor River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictRange 5 Coast Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceKitimat Ranges
 • locationCoast Mountains
 • coordinates54°7′1″N 129°49′21″W / 54.11694°N 129.82250°W / 54.11694; -129.82250[2]
 • elevation666 m (2,185 ft)[3]
MouthSkeena River
 • coordinates
54°12′55″N 129°50′28″W / 54.21528°N 129.84111°W / 54.21528; -129.84111[1]
 • elevation
29 m (95 ft)[3]
Length14 km (8.7 mi)[4]

The Windsor River is a tributary of the Skeena River located in the Skeena-Queen Charlotte Regional District, British Columbia, in the southwestern part of Canada.

The river flows north about 14 km (8.7 mi)[4][5] through mainly coniferous forest. The river's drainage basin is virtually uninhabited, with less than 2 inhabitants per square kilometre. Inland climate is prevailing in the area. The local average annual temperature is 0 °C. The warmest month is August, when the average temperature is 11 °C and the coldest is December, with -8 °C.

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References

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  1. ^ "Windsor River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ Derived using BCGNIS, topographic maps and TopoQuest.
  3. ^ a b Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
  4. ^ a b Length measured using Google Maps path tool, BCGNIS coordinates, topographic maps, and TopoQuest.
  5. ^ "Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

Article contains translated text from Windsor River on Swedish Wikipedia from 25 March 2017.