Lockhart River (Northwest Territories)

The Lockhart River is a river in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The river begins at eastern end of Mackay Lake[1] and flows east through Aylmer Lake into Clinton-Golden Lake, where it turns southward into Artillery Lake and the southeastward into Great Slave Lake. The final stretch between Artillery Lake and Great Slave Lake has many rapids and waterfalls, of which Parry Falls is the most notable.

Lockhart River
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMackay Lake, southern Northwest Territories
 • elevation416 metres (1,365 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Great Slave Lake
 • coordinates
62°48′03″N 108°54′13″W / 62.8007°N 108.9035°W / 62.8007; -108.9035
 • elevation
156 metres (512 ft)
Discharge 
 • average195 m3 (6,900 cu ft)

References edit

  1. ^ Breaking Ice: Renewable Resource and Ocean Management in the Canadian North. 2005. ISBN 9781552381595.