Blueberry River (Beatton River)
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| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Beatton River → Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| Headwaters | Canadian Rocky Mountains foothills 56 ° 57 ′ 56 ″ N , 122 ° 3 ′ 47 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1000 m | |
| muzzle | 55 km north of Fort St. John in the Beatton River Coordinates: 56 ° 44 ′ 29 " N , 120 ° 49 ′ 14" W 56 ° 44 ′ 29 " N , 120 ° 49 ′ 14" W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 560 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 440 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.7 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 120 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 2900 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge below Aitken Creek A Eo : 1770 km² Location: 45 km above the mouth |
MQ 1965/2013 Mq 1965/2013 |
5.35 m³ / s 3 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Aitken Creek | |
The Blueberry River is an approximately 120 km long right tributary of the Beatton River in the catchment area of the Peace River in the northeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
River course
The Blueberry River rises in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies , 110 km northwest of Fort St. John . The headwaters are located at an altitude of 1000 m in the immediate vicinity of British Columbia Highway 97 (Alaska Highway). The river initially flows southeast, later in an east-northeast direction. The Aitken Creek , the most important tributary, exceeds 45 km above the mouth of the north on the Blueberry River. Its confluence with the Beatton River is 55 km north of Fort St. John. The Blueberry River shows a strongly meandering behavior along its entire course . The Indian reservation Blueberry River 205 is about 30 km above the mouth on the river.
Hydrology
The Blueberry River drains an area of approx. 2900 km². At the gauge below the confluence of Aitken Creek , about 45 km above the mouth, the mean discharge is 5.35 m³ / s. In May, when the snowmelts , the Blueberry River usually carries the greatest amount of water. The mean monthly discharge in June is 21.2 m³ / s at the water level.