# Koukdjuak River > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Koukdjuak_River > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Koukdjuak_River.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koukdjuak_River > Source revision: 1334334887 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) River in Canada Koukdjuak River Location Country Canada Territory Nunavut Physical characteristics Source Nettilling Lake • location Southern Baffin Island • coordinates 66°34′48″N 71°21′23″W / 66.58000°N 71.35639°W / 66.58000; -71.35639 • elevation 28 m (92 ft)[2] Mouth Foxe Basin • coordinates 66°44′30″N 73°03′21″W / 66.74167°N 73.05583°W / 66.74167; -73.05583 • elevation 0 ft (0 m)[3] Length 80 km (50 mi)[1] Basin size 66,542.8 km2 (25,692.3 sq mi)[1] Discharge • location Near mouth • average (Period: 1971–2000)689.2 m3/s (24,340 cu ft/s)[1] Basin features River system Koukdjuak River The **Koukdjuak River** begins at the outlet of [Nettilling Lake](/source/Nettilling_Lake) and empties into the [Arctic Ocean](/source/Arctic_Ocean). It is the namesake of the [Great Plain of the Koukdjuak](/source/Great_Plain_of_the_Koukdjuak) located in the [Foxe Basin](/source/Foxe_Basin) on western [Baffin Island](/source/Baffin_Island), [Nunavut](/source/Nunavut) (formerly [Northwest Territories](/source/Northwest_Territories)), [northern Canada](/source/Northern_Canada). The first non-[Inuit](/source/Inuit) who specifically explored the river was the Canadian [Arctic explorer](/source/Arctic_explorer)/[ornithologist](/source/Ornithologist), [J. Dewey Soper](/source/J._Dewey_Soper). The northern boundary of the [Isulijarniq Migratory Bird Sanctuary](/source/Isulijarniq_Migratory_Bird_Sanctuary) is the middle thread of the Koukdjuak River. The river is also notable as a [Barren-ground caribou](/source/Barren-ground_caribou) migration crossing and for [Arctic charr](/source/Arctic_char) fishing.[4] ## See also - [List of rivers of Nunavut](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Nunavut) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-West_Hudson_Bay_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-West_Hudson_Bay_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-West_Hudson_Bay_1-2) ["West Hudson Bay"](https://www.riversnetwork.org/V1/index.php/component/content/?view=article&id=144&catid=317&Itemid=179). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-source_2-0)** Source elevation derived from [Google Earth](/source/Google_Earth). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-mouth_3-0)** Mouth elevation derived from [Google Earth](/source/Google_Earth). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Migratory Bird Sanctuary Regulations"](http://www.canlii.org/ca/regu/crc1036/part144393.html). canlii.org. Retrieved 2008-01-21. ## Further reading - Kraft, Paul G. *Caribou Tagging on the Koukdjuak River, Baffin Island, N.W.T. A Summary and Analysis of Tag Returns*. Yellowknife: N.W.T. Wildlife Service, 1984. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7708-7140-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7708-7140-2) - Kristofferson, A. H., R. D. Sopuck, and D. K. McGowan. *Commercial Fishing Potential for Searun Arctic Charr, Koukdjuak River and Nettilling Lake, Northwest Territories*. Canadian manuscript report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, no. 2120. 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