Tulameen River

The Tulameen River[3] is a tributary of the Similkameen River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Tulameen River is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, being a tributary of the Similkameen River, which flows into the Okanagan River, which flows into the Columbia River.

Tulameen River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Physical characteristics
Source	North Cascades
Mouth	Similkameen River
• coordinates	49°28′N 120°30′W[1]
Discharge
• location	At Princeton[2]
• average	21.8 m^3/s (770 cu ft/s)[2]
• minimum	0.78 m^3/s (28 cu ft/s)
• maximum	374 m^3/s (13,200 cu ft/s)

Course

The Tulameen River originates in E. C. Manning Provincial Park with headwaters at Punchbowl Lake, in the North Cascades part of the Cascade Range. it flows generally north then east, passing Tulameen, British Columbia before joining the Similkameen River at Princeton. It is the only place in the world where both gold and platinum can be found alongside each other, however all significant deposits have been mined.

Ecology

The watershed holds a number of diverse flora and fauna species. Fauna include mammals, amphibians, reptiles and birds. Among the amphibians of the watershed is the Rough-skinned newt, Taricha granulosa, whose populations in the North Cascades exhibit an adult perennibranchiate form in approximately 90 percent of the population.[4]

See also

• List of British Columbia rivers
• Tributaries of the Columbia River

References

• Fred W. Beckey. 1995. Cascade Alpine Guide: Rainy Pass to Fraser River, Published by The Mountaineers Books, ISBN 0-89886-423-2,
• C. Michael Hogan. 2008. Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa), Globaltwitcher, ed. Nicklas Stromberg

Line notes

1. "Tulameen River". BC Geographical Names.
2. "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2008. Search for Station 08NL024 Tulameen River at Princeton
3. Fred W. Beckey. 1995
4. C. Michael Hogan. 2008