Goldstream River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | British Columbia |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kootenay Land District |
Discharge1 Location: | Above Palmer Creek[1] |
Discharge1 Min: | 0.7m3/s |
Discharge1 Avg: | 18.3m3/s[2] |
Discharge1 Max: | 122m3/s |
Source1: | Selkirk Mountains |
Mouth: | Columbia River |
Mouth Location: | Lake Revelstoke |
Mouth Coordinates: | 51.65°N -155°W |
The Goldstream River is a tributary of the Columbia River, joining that stream via the Lake Revelstoke reservoir after running largely west from the heart of the northern Selkirk Mountains. The river's name derives from the Big Bend Gold Rush of 1865, during which it was the scene of busy prospecting and mining activities and as one of the centres of the rush.