Bear River (Portland Canal)

Bear River
Strohn Lake and Bear River Glacier in the headwaters of the Bear River
Data
location	British Columbia ( Canada )
River system	Bear River
origin	Strohn Lake , glacial fringing lake of Bear River Glacier 56 ° 6 ′ 26 ″  N , 129 ° 40 ′ 33 ″  W
Source height	approx.  550  m
muzzle	Portland Canal Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 3 "  N , 129 ° 59 ′ 21"  W 55 ° 55 ′ 3 "  N , 129 ° 59 ′ 21"  W
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	approx. 550 m
Bottom slope	approx. 14 ‰
length	38 km
Catchment area	approx. 660 km²
Discharge at level 08DC006 A Eo : 350 km² Location: 16 km above the mouth	MQ 1968/1998 Mq 1968/1998	25.2 m³ / s 72 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Bitter Creek
Right tributaries	Rufus Creek, American Creek
Small towns	Stewart

The Bear River (English for "Bear River") is a 38 km long tributary of the Portland Canal in the Canadian province of British Columbia .

The Bear River forms the outflow of Strohn Lake , the 550  m high glacial edge lake of the Bear River Glacier . The British Columbia Highway 37A (Glacier Highway) follows the course up to the mouth in the small town Stewart . The Bear River initially flows eight miles west. The Bear River takes in the meltwater from the Erickson Glacier further north via Rufus Creek . The American Creek flows from the north into the Bear River. This now turns towards the south-southwest. The Bear River Ridge flanks the river valley to the west. The glaciated mountain range of the Cambria Range lies in the southeast . The Bitter Creek , outflow of the Bromley Glacier , flows into the Bear River after a further 9 km from the east.

The Bear River drains an area of ​​about 660 km². The mean discharge above the mouth of Bitter Creek , 16 km above the mouth, is 25.2 m³ / s. The highest monthly outflows occur during the melting of the glaciers in the summer months of July and August.

Web links

• Bear River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results