Hornaday River
| Hornady River | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Basin features | |
| Main source | South of Bluenose Lake (Takipaq), Nunavut |
| River mouth |
Amundsen Gulf, Northwest Territories Sea level 69°19′50″N 123°47′41″W / 69.33056°N 123.79472°WCoordinates: 69°19′50″N 123°47′41″W / 69.33056°N 123.79472°W |
| Basin size | 13,120 km2 (5,070 sq mi) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 190 km (120 mi) |
| Discharge |
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Hornaday River (variants: Big River, Homaday River, Hornaaa River; or Rivière La Roncière-le Noury) is a waterway located above the Arctic Circle on the mainland of Northern Canada.
The upper reach of a river first discovered in 1868 was named Rivière La Roncière-le Noury in honour of Admiral Baron Adalbert Camille Marie Clément de La Roncière-Le Noury, commander of the Mediterranean Squadron, and president of the Société de Géographie. The lower reach of a river discovered in 1899 was named Hornaday after American zoologist William Temple Hornaday. Decades later, the Roncière and the Hornaday were ascertained to be the same river.
The river originates (67°52′10″N 120°13′16″W / 67.86944°N 120.22111°W) in the western Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Bluenose Lake (Takipaq). It initially flows west-southwest, passing into the Northwest Territories along the southern edge of the Melville Hills within the Settlement Region of the Inuvialuit, just south of the Tuktut Nogait National Park boundary. It then flows northwest through Tuktut Nogait, its canyons and waterfalls making it one of the main features of the park. The river empties into Amundsen Gulf's Darnley Bay, 14 kilometres (9 mi) east of the Inuit hamlet of Paulatuk.
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