Salmon River (Fraser River)

Salmon River
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Mouth Fraser River
 - elevation 568 m (1,864 ft) [1]
 - coordinates 54°4′1″N 122°33′35″W / 54.06694°N 122.55972°W / 54.06694; -122.55972Coordinates: 54°4′1″N 122°33′35″W / 54.06694°N 122.55972°W / 54.06694; -122.55972 [2]
Discharge for near Prince George
 - average 28.8 m3/s (1,017 cu ft/s) [3]
 - max 383 m3/s (13,526 cu ft/s)
 - min 1.4 m3/s (49 cu ft/s)
This article is about the river near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. For others of this name, including others in British Columbia, see Salmon River (disambiguation).

The Salmon River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast to meet that river to the west of Eaglet Lake,[2] to the north of the city of Prince George. The community of Salmon Valley is located in its basin.[4]

The nearby McGregor River was originally named the Big Salmon River.[5]

See also

References

  1. Mouth elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 "Salmon River". BC Geographical Names.
  3. "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Search for Station 08KC001 Salmon River near Prince George
  4. "Salmon Valley (community)". BC Geographical Names.
  5. "McGregor River". BC Geographical Names.


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