Beaver River (Columbia River)
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| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Columbia River | |
| Drain over | Columbia River → Pacific Ocean | |
| origin | Beaver Glacier in the Selkirk Mountains 51 ° 3 ′ 37 ″ N , 117 ° 17 ′ 48 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1600 m | |
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Kinbasket Lake Coordinates: 51 ° 31 '32 " N , 117 ° 26' 12" W 51 ° 31 '32 " N , 117 ° 26' 12" W. |
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| Mouth height | 579 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1021 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 15 ‰ | |
| length | 67 km | |
| Catchment area | 1150 km² | |
| Discharge A Eo : 1150 km² Location: 3 km above the mouth |
MQ 1985/2016 Mq 1985/2016 |
42.1 m³ / s 36.6 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Mountain Creek | |
The Beaver River ( beaver English for " beaver ") is a 67 km long river in the east of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Beaver River is fed by the Beaver Glacier at an altitude of about 1,600 m on the eastern edge of the Selkirk Mountains . The Beaver River flows in a north-northwest direction almost dead straight through the mountains along the Purcell Trench fault zone . Its river valley separates the Selkirk Mountains to the west from the Purcell Mountains to the east . British Columbia Highway 1 ( Trans-Canada Highway ) runs along the river for the lower 30 km . The catchment area 9 km above the estuary is entirely within the Glacier National Park . The Beaver River finally flows into the south west bank of the 579 m high Kinbasket Lake .
Hydrology
Since the establishment of the Mica Dam on the Columbia River in 1969–1973 and its damming up to Kinbasket Lake , the Beaver River no longer flows directly into the Columbia River, but into the southern part of the reservoir, which is referred to as Columbia Reach . The catchment area of the Beaver River covers an area of 1150 km². The mean discharge 3 km above the mouth is 42.1 m³ / s. The highest runoffs usually occur between May and August.