Nelson River

Nelson River
Nelson River near Norway House
Map of the Nelson River drainage basin
Location
Country	Canada
Province	Manitoba
Physical characteristics
Source	Lake Winnipeg
• location	Warren Landing, Manitoba
• coordinates	53°41′20″N 97°50′52″W / 53.68889°N 97.84778°W / 53.68889; -97.84778
• elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Mouth	Hudson Bay
• location	Port Nelson, Manitoba
• coordinates	57°5′5″N 92°30′8″W / 57.08472°N 92.50222°W / 57.08472; -92.50222[1]
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	644 km (400 mi)[2]
Basin size	1,072,300 km2 (414,000 sq mi)[3]
Discharge
• location	Hudson Bay (near mouth)
• average	(Period: 1984–2018)111 km3/a (3,500 m3/s)[5] 2,370 m3/s (84,000 cu ft/s)[2]
• minimum	1,000 m3/s (35,000 cu ft/s)[4]
• maximum	7,000 m3/s (250,000 cu ft/s)[4]
Basin features
River system	Nelson River
Tributaries
• left	Burntwood River, Grass River

The Nelson River is a river of north-central North America, in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The river drains Lake Winnipeg and runs 644 kilometres (400 mi) before it ends in Hudson Bay. Its full length (including the Saskatchewan River and Bow River) is 2,575 kilometres (1,600 mi), it has mean discharge of 2,370 cubic metres per second (84,000 cu ft/s), and has a drainage basin of 1,072,300 square kilometres (414,000 sq mi), of which 180,000 square kilometres (69,000 sq mi) is in the United States.^[2]