Bowron River

Bowron River
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location	British Columbia (Canada)
River system	Fraser River
Drain over	Fraser River  → Pacific Ocean
source	on the northeast flank of Mount Foreman 53 ° 8 ′ 27 ″  N , 120 ° 56 ′ 24 ″  W
Source height	approx.  2000  m
muzzle	Fraser River Coordinates: 54 ° 3 ′ 30 "  N , 121 ° 49 ′ 35"  W 54 ° 3 ′ 30 "  N , 121 ° 49 ′ 35"  W.
Mouth height	577  m
Height difference	approx. 1423 m
Bottom slope	approx. 7.1 ‰
length	approx. 200 km
Catchment area	approx. 3550 km²
Discharge at the gauge below Box Canyon A Eo : 3330 km²	MQ 1977/2011 Mq 1977/2011	65 m³ / s 19.5 l / (s km²)
Flowing lakes	Bowron Lake

The Bowron River is a left tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia .

The Baron River rises in the center of Bowron Lake Provincial Park on the northeast flank of Mount Foreman west of Isaac Lake . It initially flows west and flows through Bowron Lake north. It then continues its course in a north-westerly direction through the Interior Plateau . It flows west past Purden Lake , the drain of which flows into it. There the Yellowhead Highway ( British Columbia Highway 16 ) crosses the river. Shortly thereafter, the Bowron River turns northeast and flows into the Fraser River after 200 km across from McGregor . The river drains an area of ​​around 3550 km². The mean discharge below the Box Canyon is 65 m³ / s.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 08KD004 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Water Survey of Canada: Station 08KD007 ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.