Beaver River (Columbia River tributary) explained

Beaver River
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Canada
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:British Columbia
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Kootenay Land District
Discharge1 Location:Near the mouth[1]
Discharge1 Min:2.08m3/s
Discharge1 Avg:41.9m3/s
Discharge1 Max:429m3/s
Source1:Beaver Glacier
Source1 Location:Glacier National Park
Source1 Coordinates:51.06°N -117.2964°W[2]
Mouth:Columbia River
Mouth Location:Kinbasket Lake
Mouth Coordinates:51.5333°N -143°W[3]
Basin Size:1150km2

The Beaver River, also known as the Beavermouth Creek or Beaver Creek, is a tributary of the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada, joining that river in the Rocky Mountain Trench northwest of the town of Golden. It enters the Columbia via Kinbasket Lake.

The Beaver River is the eastern egress from the Rogers Pass and its valley is the route of the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific Railway on that side of the pass, and it is located in Glacier National Park. Its lower reaches are officially named Beaver Canyon. The pass between the Beaver River and the Duncan River forms the dividing line between the Selkirks and the Purcell Mountains.

A semi-decommissioned hiking trail follows the Beaver from the Trans-Canada highway for much of its length, including now-abandoned spurs to Copperstain Pass and Glacier Circle. The trail no longer receives maintenance from Parks Canada, which closed remaining stream crossings in 2009.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived Hydrometric Data Search . Water Survey of Canada . October 19, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090221205328/http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/hydat/H2O/index_e.cfm?cname=main_e.cfm . February 21, 2009 . Search for Station 08NB019 Beaver River near the mouth
  2. 2796. Beaver Glacier.
  3. 2827. Beaver River.
  4. Web site: Parks Canada Agency . Government of Canada . Hiking - Glacier National Park . www.pc.gc.ca . 17 September 2021 . 11 August 2021.