Fond du Lac River (Saskatchewan)

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The Fond du Lac River is a river in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, part of the river system of the Mackenzie River.

The river is 277 km long and has a catchment area of 66,800 km ² and an average discharge of 300 m³ / s

Course of the river

The river has its source in Lake Wollaston Lake ( 395 m), which he leaves in the Cunning Bay. It flows in a northerly direction to the Hatchet Lake ( 393 m) and on to the Bay Water Found ( 376 m), where it Water Found the tributary River flows from the left. The river continues its course to the north continue to Kosdaw Lake, on the Redbank Falls on Otter Lake, the Manitou Falls, the Rapids Brink and the Brassy Rapids before the Hawkrock River joins from the left. The river passes through the Hawkrock Rapids and Rapids North and takes the Perch River from the right. The Fond du Lac River passes through the Perch Rapids, strikes the right flowing tributary of the Porcupine River, Burr reached the Falls and finally empties into the Black Lake (276 m).

Several tributaries flow to the Fond du Lac River to the Black Lake: from the right Chipman River and Souter River, and from the left of the Cree River.

The river leaves the lake at its north-western side near the settlement of Black Lake, happened later the Elizabeth Falls and the Woodcock Rapids, as well as the settlement of Stony Rapids to eventually empty into the Lake Athabasca.

Fauna

In the river, there are, among others following species of fish: Walleye, American perch, pike, American lake trout, Arctic grayling, Heringsmaräne, American vendace, the Redhorse Catostomus commersonii and Catostomus catostomus and burbot.