Salmon River (Fraser River tributary)

Coordinates: 54°4′1″N 122°33′35″W / 54.06694°N 122.55972°W / 54.06694; -122.55972
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Salmon River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo Land District
Physical characteristics
MouthFraser River
 • coordinates
54°4′1″N 122°33′35″W / 54.06694°N 122.55972°W / 54.06694; -122.55972[1]
 • elevation
568 m (1,864 ft)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Prince George[3]
 • average28.8 m3/s (1,020 cu ft/s)[3]
 • minimum1.4 m3/s (49 cu ft/s)
 • maximum383 m3/s (13,500 cu ft/s)

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,[1] to the north of the city of Prince George. The community of Salmon Valley is located in its basin.[4] It was formerly known as the Little Salmon River.[5]

The nearby McGregor River was originally named the Big Salmon River.[6]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Salmon River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ Mouth elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ a b "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Search for Station 08KC001 Salmon River near Prince George
  4. ^ "Salmon Valley (community)". BC Geographical Names.
  5. ^ Fort George Herald, 15 Apr 1911
  6. ^ "McGregor River". BC Geographical Names.