Bridge Creek (Canim Lake)
| Bridge Creek | ||
.jpg) 100 Mile House, Bridge Creek on the left |
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| Data | ||
| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Fraser River | |
| Drain over | Canim River → Mahood River → Clearwater River → North Thompson River → Thompson River → Fraser River → Pacific Ocean | |
| origin |
Bridge Lake 51 ° 31 ′ 37 ″ N , 120 ° 46 ′ 6 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 1134 m | |
| muzzle |
Canim Lake Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 29 " N , 120 ° 53 ′ 56" W 51 ° 46 ′ 29 " N , 120 ° 53 ′ 56" W. |
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| Mouth height | 772 m | |
| Height difference | 362 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.6 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 100 km | |
| Discharge at the gauge near 100 Mile House A Eo : 1330 km² Location: 30 km above the mouth |
MQ 1970/1995 Mq 1970/1995 |
2.13 m³ / s 1.6 l / (s km²) |
| Right tributaries | Buffalo Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Lesser Fish Lake, Roe Lake, Horse Lake | |
| Communities | 100 mile house | |
The Bridge Creek is an approximately 100 km long river in the central east of the Canadian province of British Columbia . Between 1915 and 1941 the entire course of the river up to the Clearwater River was still called Bridge Creek . Then the lower stretches of the river were renamed Canim River and Mahood River .
Bridge Creek is in the south of the Quesnel Highlands . It forms the drain of Bridge Lake . It initially flows 50 km west through the Interlakes District . It flows through Lesser Fish Lake , Roe Lake and Horse Lake . At 100 Mile House , Bridge Creek turns northeast. It eventually flows into the western end of Canim Lake . The Bridge Creek shows a strongly meandering behavior along its entire course of the river .