Koukdjuak River

The Koukdjuak River begins at the outlet of Nettilling Lake and empties into the Arctic Ocean. It is the namesake of the Great Plain of the Koukdjuak located in the Foxe Basin on western Baffin Island, Nunavut (formerly Northwest Territories), northern Canada.

Koukdjuak River
Location
Country	Canada
Territory	Nunavut
Physical characteristics
Source	Nettilling Lake
• location	Southern Baffin Island
• coordinates	66°34′48″N 71°21′23″W
• elevation	28 m (92 ft)[1]
Mouth	Foxe Basin
• coordinates	66°44′30″N 73°03′21″W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	80 km (50 mi)[3]
Basin size	66,542.8 km2 (25,692.3 sq mi)[3]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	(Period: 1971–2000)689.2 m3/s (24,340 cu ft/s)[3]
Basin features
River system	Koukdjuak River

The first non-Inuit who specifically explored the river was the Canadian Arctic explorer/ornithologist, J. Dewey Soper. The northern boundary of the Dewey Soper Migratory Bird Sanctuary is the middle thread of the Koukdjuak River. The river is also notable as a Barren-ground caribou migration crossing and for Arctic charr fishing.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Nunavut

References

1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth.
2. Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth.
3. "West Hudson Bay".
4. "Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations". canlii.org. Retrieved 2008-01-21.

Further reading

• Kraft, Paul G. Caribou Tagging on the Koukdjuak River, Baffin Island, N.W.T. A Summary and Analysis of Tag Returns. Yellowknife: N.W.T. Wildlife Service, 1984. ISBN 0-7708-7140-2
• Kristofferson, A. H., R. D. Sopuck, and D. K. McGowan. Commercial Fishing Potential for Searun Arctic Charr, Koukdjuak River and Nettilling Lake, Northwest Territories. Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, no. 2120. Winnipeg: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 1991.

66°43′00″N 73°00′00″W^[1]

1. "Koukdjuak River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
2. "Koukdjuak River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.