- Churchill River
River, central Canada.Rising in southwestern Saskatchewan, it flows east across Saskatchewan and northern Manitoba and turns northeast into Hudson Bay at Churchill. About 1,000 mi (1,609 km) long, it has many rapids and passes through several lakes, including Churchill Lake (213 sq mi [552 sq km]) in Saskatchewan and Granville Lake in Manitoba.
* * *formerly Hamilton River,largest river of Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada. It is formed from several river-lakes on the central plateau of western Labrador (a region of extensive iron-ore development) and meanders more than 200 miles (300 km) to Churchill Falls. There, the course is broken by a series of cataracts, one of the greatest hydroelectric-power sources in Canada. Beyond the falls, the Churchill flows through a deep canyon, 800 feet (250 m) below the level of the surrounding plateau, for the remaining 250 miles (400 km) past the lower Churchill Falls (near Goose Bay) to its mouth on Lake Melville (Hamilton Inlet). It drains a basin of about 25,000 square miles (65,000 square km). Originally named in 1821 for Sir Charles Hamilton, Newfoundland's first colonial governor, the river was renamed in 1965 after Sir Winston Churchill. Several hydroelectric plants, including one at Menihek (1954) on the Ashuanipi (a source stream) and the giant Churchill Falls Power Project (1974), supply power for nearby mining establishments.
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Churchill River — ist der Name mehrerer Flüsse in Kanada: Churchill River (Hudson Bay) Churchill River (Atlantik) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Be … Deutsch Wikipedia
Churchill River — [ tʃəːtʃɪl rɪvə], 1) Zufluss der Hudsonbai in Kanada, 1 609 km lang; reich an seeartigen Erweiterungen und Stromschnellen, mündet an der Südwestküste der Hudsonbai bei Churchill. 2) bis 1965 Hamilton River [ hæmɪltən ], Zufluss des… … Universal-Lexikon
Churchill River — V. Hamilton … Encyclopédie Universelle
Churchill River — There is more than one river named the Churchill River: Churchill River (Hudson Bay), which runs through Saskatchewan and Manitoba and drains into Hudson Bay Churchill River (Atlantic), which drains the Smallwood Reservoir in Labrador into the… … Wikipedia
Churchill River — Rises in La Loche Lake, lat. 56° 10 N., long. 109° 40 W., and after a course of 1000 miles, empties into Hudson Bay. The mouth of the river was discovered by Munk, a Danish navigator, in 1619, but it was not until 1774 that its upper waters… … The makers of Canada
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Churchill River (Atlantic) — Churchill River Origin Smallwood Reservoir, Labrador Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Canada Length 856 km (532 mi) Source elevati … Wikipedia
Churchill River (Hudson Bay) — Churchill River Einzugsgebiet des Churchill Fluss DatenVorlage:Infobox Fluss/GKZ fehlt Lage … Deutsch Wikipedia
Churchill River (Atlantik) — Churchill River Einzugsgebiet des Churchill River Daten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Churchill River (Hudson Bay) — Coordinates: 58°47′45″N 94°12′15″W / 58.79583°N 94.20417°W / 58.79583; 94.20417 … Wikipedia