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 km^2 (440 sq mi)[3]
Discharge
• location	Near the mouth[3]
• average	41.9 m^3/s (1,480 cu ft/s)[3]
• minimum	2.08 m^3/s (73 cu ft/s)
• maximum	429 m^3/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

1. "Beaver Glacier". BC Geographical Names.
2. "Beaver River". BC Geographical Names.
3. "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
4. "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.