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Hayes River (Nunavut)

Coordinates: 67°08′00″N 95°17′00″W / 67.13333°N 95.28333°W / 67.13333; -95.28333
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Hayes River
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Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNunavut
Regions
Physical characteristics
SourceUnnamed lake
 • locationKivalliq Region
 • coordinates66°28′37″N 90°46′08″W / 66.47694°N 90.76889°W / 66.47694; -90.76889
 • elevation496 m (1,627 ft)
MouthBack River (Nunavut)
 • location
Kitikmeot Region
 • coordinates
67°08′00″N 95°17′00″W / 67.13333°N 95.28333°W / 67.13333; -95.28333
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length335 km (208 mi)

The Hayes River is a river in the Kitikmeot and Kivalliq Regions of Nunavut, Canada. It is in the Arctic Ocean drainage basin and is a tributary of the Back River.

Course

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The river begins at an unnamed lake in Kivalliq Region, and reaches its mouth at the Back River in Kitikmeot Region, just south of that river's mouth at Cockburn Bay on Chantrey Inlet on the Arctic Ocean.

References

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  • "Hayes River". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  • "Topographic Map sheets 56J7, 56J10, 56J11, 56J12, 56J13, 56K9, 56K15, 56K16, 56M8, 56M9, 56N2, 56N3, 56N5, 56N6, 56N12". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2010-08-05.