Raush River

The Raush River is a tributary of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. It drains a watershed of approximately 100,000 hectares (250,000 acres) on the eastern flanks of the Cariboo Mountains, a sub-range of the Columbia Mountains.[1] The river joins the Fraser near the community of Dunster in the Robson Valley. The river's name is the result of a transcription error; it was originally called the Rivière au Shuswap, this was recorded on some maps as R.auSh., which then became Raush on official maps.[2] Its source is the Raush Glacier, and major tributary creeks include Black Martin and Quanstrom.

Two areas of the river are protected: the Lower Raush Protected Area protects 1,279 hectares (3,160 acres) near the river's mouth, while the Upper Raush Protected Area covers 5,582 hectares (13,790 acres) of its upper reaches.[3] More than 50 kilometers of the river are navigable, and are used by kayakers, canoeists, and jetboaters.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Raush River watershed". Fraser Headwaters Alliance. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Akrigg, GPV; Helen B. Akrigg (1998). British Columbia place names. Vancouver, B.C.: UBC Press. p. 224. ISBN 9780774806367.
  3. ↑ "Upper Raush Protected Area". BC Parks - Province of British Columbia. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Nash, Mike (2004). Exploring Prince George : a guide to North Central B.C. outdoors. Surrey, B.C.: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 155–156. ISBN 9781894765497.

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Coordinates: 53°12′02″N 120°00′31″W / 53.20056°N 120.00861°W / 53.20056; -120.00861


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