Azure River
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Fraser River | |
| Drain over | Clearwater River → North Thompson River → Thompson River → Fraser River → Pacific Ocean | |
| origin | nameless glacier west of Ojibwa Peak in the Cariboo Mountains 52 ° 32 ′ 15 ″ N , 119 ° 43 ′ 6 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 2100 m | |
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Clearwater River Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ 26 " N , 120 ° 16 ′ 46" W 52 ° 21 ′ 26 " N , 120 ° 16 ′ 46" W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 680 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1420 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 25 ‰ | |
| length | 56 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 1180 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Braithwaite Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Azure Lake | |
The Azure River is a 35 miles long left tributary of the Clearwater River in the eastern Canadian province of British Columbia .
River course
The Azure River rises at an altitude of 2100 m from a nameless glacier west of Ojibwa Peak in the south of the Cariboo Mountains . It initially flows 30 km in a south-westerly direction through the mountains and flows into the eastern end of Azure Lake . A major tributary is Braithwaite Creek from the right. Another major tributary is the Angus Horne Creek , which flows into the south shore of Azure Lake. The Azure River leaves the 24 km long Azure Lake at its western end. After only 200 m the Azure River flows into the Clearwater River, 2.7 km above its mouth into Clearwater Lake . The approximately 1180 km² catchment area of the Azure River lies entirely within the Wells Gray Provincial Park .