Hayes River
The Hayes River is a river in Northern Manitoba, Canada, that flows from Molson Lake to Hudson Bay at York Factory. It was historically an important river in the development of Canada and is now a Canadian Heritage River and the longest naturally flowing river in Manitoba.
| Hayes River | |
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York Factory on the Hayes River, circa 1925 | |
Location of the mouth of the Hayes River in Manitoba. Hayes River (Canada) | |
| Etymology | Named for Sir James Hayes, a Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) charter member |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Northern Region |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Molson Lake |
| • coordinates | 54°18′55″N 96°41′31″W |
| • elevation | 221 m (725 ft) |
| Mouth | Hudson Bay |
• coordinates | 57°03′27″N 92°10′45″W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 483 km (300 mi) |
| Basin size | 108,000 km2 (42,000 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 590 m3/s (21,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Hudson Bay drainage basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Fox River |
| • right | Gods River |
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