Ruggles River
It is the most high-latitude of the known rivers, whose watercourse persists throughout the year without drying out or freezing of the channel in winter. The inflow of water in winter is provided by Lake Hazen, in the middle part of which its source is located. But during exceptionally cold years, the Ruggles River can freeze to the bottom in winter due to the low level of the lake.
The river drops 157 m (515 ft) in elevation between its source and its mouth. At less than 1.5 m (4.9 ft) deep, it is quite shallow. It is populated by Arctic char.
History
In 1958, a 13th-century winter house was excavated along the Ruggles River.
See also
References
- ^ Clark, Douglas (2000-09-07). "Assessing the Health of the Lake Hazen Ecosystem, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories". eman-rese.ca. Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ Babaluk, J.A.; H.R. Wissink; B.G. Troke; D.A. Clark; J.D. Johnson (December 2001). "Summer Movements of Radio-Tagged Arctic Charr {Salvelinus alpinus} in Lake Hazen, Nunavut, Canada" (PDF). Arctoc. 54 (4). aina.ucalgary.ca: 419.
- ^ Nabokov, Peter; Robert Easton (1989). Native American architecture. Oxford University Press. pp. 191. ISBN 0-19-503781-2.
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81°42′07″N 69°17′35″W / 81.702°N 69.293°W
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