Ruggles River
The Ruggles River is a waterway in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada. It is located within Ellesmere Island's Quttinirpaaq National Park. The river is the only outflow for Lake Hazen.[1] It flows southeast to Chandler Fiord and out to Lady Franklin Bay.
The river drops 157 m (515 ft) in elevation between its source and its mouth. At less than 1.5 m (4.9 ft) deep, it is quite shallow.[2] Except during very cold years, the Ruggles River remains partially open all year long. It is populated by Arctic char.[2]
History
In 1958, a 13th century winter house was excavated along the Ruggles River.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Clark, Douglas (2000-09-07). "Assessing the Health of the Lake Hazen Ecosystem, Ellesmere Island, Northwest Territories". eman-rese.ca. Parks Canada. http://www.eman-rese.ca/eman/reports/publications/nm97_hazen/intro.html. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- ^ a b Babaluk, J.A.; H.R. Wissink, B.G. Troke, D.A. Clark, & J.D. Johnson (December 2001). "Summer Movements of Radio-Tagged Arctic Charr {Salvelinus alpinus} in Lake Hazen, Nunavut, Canada". Arctoc (aina.ucalgary.ca) 54 (4): 419. http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic54-4-418.pdf.
- ^ Nabokov, Peter; Robert Easton (1989). Native American architecture. Oxford University Press. pp. 191. ISBN 0195037812. http://books.google.com/books?id=Bd2L9xc_D9AC&pg=PA191&lpg=PA191&dq=ruggles+river+ellesmere&source=bl&ots=2jtsBnPjOS&sig=8qW2dMIQB6LCxxm28mlGp-XoC6w&hl=en&ei=cCWPS7v5GY28sgOQ4N3ICA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAUQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=ruggles&f=false.