Babine River
| Babine River | ||
 Location of the Babine River within the Skeena River Basin |
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| Data | ||
| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Skeena River | |
| Drain over | Skeena River → Pacific Ocean | |
| origin |
Babine Lake 55 ° 19 ′ 4 ″ N , 126 ° 37 ′ 46 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 711 m | |
| muzzle | in the Skeena River coordinates: 55 ° 41 '51 " N , 127 ° 41' 37" W 55 ° 41 '51 " N , 127 ° 41' 37" W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 310 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 401 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.6 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 110 km | |
| Catchment area | 10,374 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge below Nilkitkwa Lake A Eo : 6760 km² Location: 95 km above the mouth |
MQ 1973/2016 Mq 1973/2016 |
50.3 m³ / s 7.4 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Nichyeskwa Creek, Thomlinson Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Nilkitkwa River , Shelagyote River, Shedin Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Nilkitkwa Lake | |
| Communities | Fort Babine | |
Babine River is a major orographic left tributary of the Skeena River in central British Columbia , Canada . The Babine River has the status of a British Columbia Heritage River . It is one of the last remaining rivers in the province.
The approximately 110 km long river forms the outflow of Babine Lake , which it leaves at the northern end of the lake at Fort Babine . 3 km downstream is the almost 10 km long Nilkitkwa Lake , which is a river broadening. The Babine River flows through the south of the Skeena Mountains , which form part of the British Columbia Interior . It initially flows 30 km north and then turns northwest and finally west. Major tributaries are Nilkitkwa River , Shelagyote River, and Shedin Creek from the right, and Nichyeskwa Creek and Thomlinson Creek from the left.
The Babine River drains an area of 10,374 km². The mean discharge below the Nilkitkwa Lake is 50.3 m³ / s. The months with the highest discharge are May, June and July.
Much of its river course lies within the Babine River Corridor Provincial Park , which is rich in black bears and grizzly bears . The river is known among anglers for its giant rainbow and steelhead trout . The Babine River is also popular as a whitewater body for kayakers , canoeists and rafters .
Web links
- Babine River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Geographical Names of Canada: Babine River
- Atlas of Canada (atlas.gc.ca) search results for Babine River
- PPS Destinations Report, Babine River, October 2005
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Atlas of Canada - Lakes ( Memento from January 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 08EC001
- ^ Adrian de Groot: Babine Watershed - Indicator Data Summary Report (PDF,) Babine Watershed Monitoring Trust. February 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ A b Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 08EC013