Alouette River Explained

Alouette River
Pushpin Map:British Columbia#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth in British Columbia
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:British Columbia
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:New Westminster Land District
Discharge1 Location:Haney[1]
Discharge1 Min:0.184m3/s
Discharge1 Avg:5.16m3/s[2]
Discharge1 Max:236m3/s
Mouth:Pitt River
Mouth Coordinates:49.2644°N -122.7086°W
Mouth Elevation:11m (36feet)[3]

Alouette River is a tributary of the Pitt River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The Alouette River was known as the Lillooet River until 1914, at which time its name was changed to avoid confusion with the much larger Lillooet River. The name Alouette, French for "lark", was ostensibly chosen because it sounds similar to Lillooet.

Course

The Alouette River is formed at the confluence of the North and South Alouette Rivers. The smaller of the two, the North Alouette flows from Jacobs Lake south to its confluence with the South Alouette. The river flows over a minor set of falls about halfway from its mouth.[4] The South Alouette originates on the slopes of Mount Robie Reid and flows into Alouette Lake. After exiting the lake the river flows west before converging with the North Alouette. From there, the river flows west to join the Pitt River. The Pitt River flows south to join the Fraser River east of Vancouver.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived Hydrometric Data Search . Water Survey of Canada . https://archive.today/20121216030238/http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/applications/H2O/HydromatD-eng.cfm . dead . 16 December 2012 . 16 August 2013 . Search for Station 08MH005 Alouette River near Haney
  2. Web site: Archived Hydrometric Data Search . Water Survey of Canada . https://archive.today/20121216030238/http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/applications/H2O/HydromatD-eng.cfm . dead . 16 December 2012 . 16 August 2013 . Search for Station 08MH005 Alouette River near Haney
  3. Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates.
  4. Web site: Northwest Waterfall Survey.