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Hudson Bay drainage basin

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and adjoining waters. Spanning an area of about 3,861,400 square kilometres (1,490,900 sq mi) and with a mean discharge of about 30,900 m/s (1,090,000 cu ft/s), the basin is almost entirely within
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of the Hudson Bay drainage basin. The rivers are presented by coastline, clockwise, starting with the George River in north-eastern Quebec, just south of
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to the north. The western and northern boundary of the watershed is the Arctic Divide, and the southern and eastern boundary is the
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The Hudson Bay drainage basin coincides almost completely with the former territory of
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The following list of rivers includes the principal rivers draining into the Hudson,
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Rupert's Land, granted as a commercial monopoly to the Hudson's Bay Company in 1670
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The largest river system within the Hudson Bay drainage basin is the
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Lewis, Edward Lyn; Jones, E. Peter; et al., eds. (2000).
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to the Hudson Bay, its tributaries extent as far west as the
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in the 17th century. It was an ideal area for the early
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Major drainage basin in Canada and the United States
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(2008). 343:Hudson Bay is often considered part of the 31: 903:The Freshwater Budget of the Arctic Ocean 759:The National Atlas of Canada, 5th edition 720: 415:(1,070 km (660 mi)), and the 349:International Hydrographic Organization 7: 1362:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1336:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1310:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1284:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1258:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1232:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1206:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1180:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1154:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1128:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1102:Canadian Geographical Names Database 1076:Canadian Geographical Names Database 733:Canadian Geographical Names Database 957:Newton, Brandi (18 February 2009). 906:. Springer. pp. 101, 282–283. 709:List of rivers of the United States 241:The Hudson Bay's connection to the 290:Canadian provinces and territories 271:Continental Divide of the Americas 25: 1418:Arctic Watershed of North America 1026:Campbell, Ian (7 February 2006). 1003:Marsh, James (6 February 2006). 934:Marsh, James (7 February 2006). 40: 1394:(Website of Environment Canada) 980:Newton, Brandi (3 April 2008). 407:(1,392 km (865 mi)), 403:(1,287 km (800 mi)), 288:The basin covers parts of the 194:. It encompasses parts of the 1: 419:(740 km (460 mi)). 411:(880 km (550 mi)), 399:(550 km (340 mi)), 1124:"Rivière Qikirtaluup Kuunga" 1030:. The Canadian Encyclopedia 1007:. The Canadian Encylcopedia 984:. The Canadian Encyclopedia 961:. The Canadian Encyclopedia 938:. The Canadian Encyclopedia 869:Ocean: An Illustrated Atlas 788:. The Canadian Encyclopedia 699:Watersheds of North America 375:Nelson River drainage basin 56:National Geographic Society 1434: 1408:Hudson Bay drainage basin 1392:Water Resources of Canada 809:Limits of Oceans and Seas 353:Limits of Oceans and Seas 324:within the basin include 171:Hudson Bay drainage basin 39: 35:Hudson Bay drainage basin 18:List of Hudson Bay rivers 755:"Canada Drainage Basins" 704:List of rivers of Canada 434:and the entrance to the 231:North American fur trade 208:Midwestern United States 1364:. Government of Canada 1338:. Government of Canada 1312:. Government of Canada 1286:. Government of Canada 1260:. Government of Canada 1234:. Government of Canada 1208:. Government of Canada 1182:. Government of Canada 1156:. Government of Canada 1130:. Government of Canada 1104:. Government of Canada 1078:. Government of Canada 1050:"Hudson Bay Watershed" 815:, 1953, archived from 735:. Government of Canada 376: 218: 374: 318:Northwest Territories 237:Boundaries and limits 216: 62:and northeast of the 1413:Watersheds of Canada 959:"Saskatchewan River" 227:Hudson's Bay Company 58:, just north of the 1176:"North Knife River" 1150:"South Knife River" 1098:"Rivière Innuksuac" 347:. For example, the 147: /  60:60th parallel north 1358:"Kirchoffer River" 1005:"Assiniboine Rive" 847:on 2 February 2014 675:Southampton Island 599:Rivers of Manitoba 494:Qikirtaluup Kuunga 405:South Saskatchewan 401:North Saskatchewan 377: 277:to the south, and 275:Triple Divide Peak 267:Labrador Peninsula 259:Qikiqtaaluk Region 253:'s mouth, between 219: 64:Labrador Peninsula 1306:"Lorillard River" 1072:"Rivière Kogaluc" 913:978-0-7923-6439-9 879:978-1-4262-0319-0 822:on 8 October 2011 637:Rivers of Nunavut 555:Rivers of Ontario 283:Laurentian Divide 255:Resolution Island 225:, claimed by the 196:Canadian Prairies 185:empties into the 167: 166: 16:(Redirected from 1425: 1374: 1373: 1371: 1369: 1354: 1348: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1328: 1322: 1321: 1319: 1317: 1302: 1296: 1295: 1293: 1291: 1276: 1270: 1269: 1267: 1265: 1254:"Tha-anne River" 1250: 1244: 1243: 1241: 1239: 1228:"Geillini River" 1224: 1218: 1217: 1215: 1213: 1198: 1192: 1191: 1189: 1187: 1172: 1166: 1165: 1163: 1161: 1146: 1140: 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Index

List of Hudson Bay rivers

Labrador Sea
Davis Strait
National Geographic Society
60th parallel north
Labrador Peninsula
Drainage basin
Canada
United States
Coordinates
60°N 86°W / 60°N 86°W / 60; -86
drainage basin
North America
surface water
Hudson Bay
Canada
Canadian Prairies
Central Canada
Northern Canada
Midwestern United States

Rupert's Land
Hudson's Bay Company
North American fur trade
Labrador Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Hudson Strait
Resolution Island
Qikiqtaaluk Region

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