Horsefly River Explained

Horsefly River
Subdivision Type1:	Country
Subdivision Name1:	Canada
Subdivision Type2:	Province
Subdivision Name2:	British Columbia
Length:	98km (61miles)^[1]
Source1:	Near Wells Gray Provincial Park
Source1 Coordinates:	52.3667°N -151°W
Mouth:	Quesnel River
Mouth Coordinates:	52.4667°N -144°W

The Horsefly River is a river in the Cariboo district of British Columbia, Canada. Originating near the Wells Gray Provincial Park, it flows into Quesnel Lake, the source of the Quesnel River which in turn is a major tributary of the Fraser River. The Horsefly River is the largest inflow for Quesnel Lake, draining 2750 km² of the Interior Plateau. It is also a spawning ground for sockeye, chinook and coho salmon. Fossil insects, fish and plants have been collected from Eocene Epoch lake sediments exposed along the river banks.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia

References

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Notes and References

1. http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/heritage_rivers_program/bc_rivers/horsefly_river.html Horsefly River
2. Wilson, M.V.H. (1977). "Middle Eocene freshwater fishes from British Columbia". Life Sciences Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum. No. 113: 1–66.
3. Archibald, S.B.; Greenwood, D.R.; Smith, R.Y.; Mathewes, R.W.; Basinger, J.F. (2012). "Great Canadian Lagerstätten 1. Early Eocene Lagerstätten of the Okanagan Highlands (British Columbia and Washington State)". Geoscience Canada 38 (4): 155–164.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-06-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210200/http://supercritical.civil.ubc.ca/~blaval/theses/PottsThesis.pdf . 2011-07-06 .