geo.wikisort.org - RiverThe Arctic Red River is a tributary to the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories, Canada.[1][2]
In 1993 the river was designated as part of the Canadian Heritage Rivers System. It was also the name of a community on the Mackenzie where the river joins, now known as Tsiigehtchic. The Dempster Highway crosses the Mackenzie at this point.
This article is about the river. For the community formerly called Arctic Red River, see Tsiigehtchic, Northwest Territories. For the river that flows into the Arctic Ocean basin, see
Red River of the North.
River in Northwest Territories, Canada
Arctic Red River |
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Confluence of Red Arctic River and Mackenzie, Tsigatchic, NWT |
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Country | Canada |
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Province | Northwest Territories |
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• coordinates | 67°26′49″N 133°44′53″W |
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Length | 500 km (310 mi) |
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River system | Mackenzie River |
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The Arctic Red River's headwaters are in the Mackenzie Mountains, from where it flows 500 km (310 mi) northwest to its confluence with the Mackenzie.[2]
The river flows through a deep canyon as it flows through the Peel Plateau. The Gwich'in name for the river, Tsiigèhnjik, translates as iron river. The lower 200 km (120 mi) of the river are navigable by kayakers and canoers, without requiring portaging.
Measured at a gauge about 90 km (56 mi) from the mouth,[3] the average flow between 1968 and 2011 was 158 m3/s (5,600 cu ft/s). The highest recorded discharge was 3,000 m3/s (110,000 cu ft/s) in May 1991. The minimum flow was 9.32 m3/s (329 cu ft/s) in December 1973.
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Hydrography of the Northwest Territories |
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- Amundsen Gulf
- Beaufort Sea
- Dolphin and Union Strait
- Fitzwilliam Strait
- Hazen Strait
- Husky Lakes
- Kellett Strait
- Liddon Gulf
- M'Clure Strait
- Minto Inlet
- Murray Inlet
- Prince of Wales Strait
- Richard Collinson Inlet
- Prince Albert Sound
- Wilkins Strait
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Canadian Heritage Rivers System |
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- See also
- American Heritage Rivers
- Category:American Heritage Rivers
- Category:Canadian Heritage Rivers
- Category:Rivers of Canada
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На других языках
[de] Arctic Red River
Der Arctic Red River ist ein linker Nebenfluss des Mackenzie Rivers in den kanadischen Nordwest-Territorien. Er wurde von den Ureinwohnern Tsiigèhnjik genannt, was „Eisenfluss“ bedeutet.
- [en] Arctic Red River
[es] Río Arctic Red
El río Arctic Red (en inglés, Arctic Red River, literalmente, 'río Rojo Ártico) es un río del Ártico canadiense, un afluente del río Mackenzie que discurre por los Territorios del Noroeste.[1][2] En 1993, el río fue designado como parte del sistema de ríos del patrimonio canadiense. También fue el nombre de una comunidad en el Mackenzie donde desagua el río, ahora conocida como Tsiigehtchic. La carretera Dempster cruza el Mackenzie en este punto.
[ru] Арктик-Ред-Ривер
Арктик-Ред-Ривер (англ. Arctic Red River) — река на северо-западе Канады в Северо-Западных территориях, левый приток реки Маккензи. Средний расход воды — 150 м³/с.[источник не указан 782 дня]
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