Beaver River (Columbia River tributary)
The Beaver River, also known as the Beavermouth Creek or Beaver Creek, is a tributary of the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada, joining that river in the Rocky Mountain Trench northwest of the town of Golden. It enters the Columbia via Kinbasket Lake.
| Beaver River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Beaver Glacier |
| ⁃ location | Glacier National Park |
| ⁃ coordinates | 51°03′36″N 117°17′47″W[1] |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
⁃ location | Kinbasket Lake |
⁃ coordinates | 51°32′N 117°26′W[2] |
| Basin size | 1,150 km2 (440 sq mi)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ location | Near the mouth[3] |
| ⁃ average | 41.9 m3/s (1,480 cu ft/s)[3] |
| ⁃ minimum | 2.08 m3/s (73 cu ft/s) |
| ⁃ maximum | 429 m3/s (15,100 cu ft/s) |
The Beaver River is the eastern egress from the Rogers Pass and its valley is the route of the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific Railway on that side of the pass, and it is located in Glacier National Park. Its lower reaches are officially named Beaver Canyon.[4] The pass between the Beaver River and the Duncan River forms the dividing line between the Selkirks and the Purcell Mountains.
See also
- List of tributaries of the Columbia River
- List of British Columbia rivers
References
- "Beaver Glacier". BC Geographical Names.
- "Beaver River". BC Geographical Names.
- "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2008. Search for Station 08NB019 Beaver River near the mouth
- "Beaver Canyon". BC Geographical Names.
External links
- Canadian GeoNames Database entry "Beaver River, British Columbia"
- Location map from Canadian GeoNames Database
- "Beaver Overlook". BC Geographical Names.
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