| White River | |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | British Columbia |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kootenay Land District |
| Length: | 65km (40miles) |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 17.5m3/s[1] |
| Discharge1 Max: | 103m3/s |
| Source1: | Sylvan Pass |
| Source1 Location: | Height of the Rockies Provincial Park |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 50.5181°N -115.2278°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2360m (7,740feet) |
| Mouth: | Kootenay River |
| Mouth Location: | 25km (16miles) northeast of Canal Flats |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 50.3528°N -115.6256°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 915m (3,002feet) |
| Basin Size: | 987km2 |
The White River is a major headwaters tributary of the Kootenay River in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The river is 65km (40miles) long and drains an isolated area of the Canadian Rockies east of the village of Canal Flats.
It rises at Sylvan Pass, in a precipitous glacial basin in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park. It flows southwards through a deep valley along the Park Ranges, then swings southwest to receive the North Fork from the right. The river then makes a broad northwestward curve around the south flank of Flett Peak, passing Whiteswan Lake Provincial Park. It then flows generally north-northwest, emptying into the Kootenay on the left bank.
The White is a large, steep, fast flowing glacial river and can be up to 60m (200feet) wide as it nears the mouth. The river's drainage basin of some 987km2 consists almost entirely of virgin forest. There are no bridges, diversions or dams.