Kettle River (Columbia River)

Kettle River
Data
Water code	US :  1521637
location	British Columbia ( Canada ), Washington (USA)
River system	Columbia River
Drain over	Columbia River  → Pacific Ocean
origin	Holmes Lake 50 ° 6 ′ 55 "  N , 118 ° 18 ′ 43"  W.
muzzle	Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake , Columbia River , Washington Coordinates: 48 ° 40 '22 "  N , 118 ° 6' 50"  W 48 ° 40 '22 "  N , 118 ° 6' 50"  W.
Mouth height	457  m
length	336 km
Catchment area	4700 km²
Drain at Laurier Gauge (Washington)	MNQ MQ MHQ	2 m³ / s 82 m³ / s 991 m³ / s
Left tributaries	Granby River
Right tributaries	West Kettle River
Small towns	Grand Forks
River basin of the Kettle River
Kettle River between Monashee Mountains and Okanagan Plateau

The Kettle River is a 336 km (from end of Holmes Lake to its mouth) long tributary of Columbia in northeast Washington in the United States and southeast British Columbia in Canada . The local Indians called the river Ne-hoi-al-pit-kwu .

course

From its source in British Columbia's Monashee Mountains , the Kettle River flows south to Midway . On its way, many tributaries contribute to the growth of the river, of which the West Kettle River is the most important. Below Midway, the river curves through Ferry County in the United States before returning to Canadian territory. The Granby River flows into Grand Forks . From there, the Kettle River flows another 16 km to the east and then finally leaves Canada on its way south. It flows into the Columbia near Kettle Falls . This is now dammed up at this point by the Grand Coulee Dam to Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake .

Fish species

Originally, salmon and other migratory fish existed in the Kettle River . However, the construction of the Grand Coulee and Chief Joseph dams blocked the migration of fish to the spawning grounds on the upper reaches of the Columbia River and other rivers. During the damming, the former settlement of Kettle Falls sank in the floods of Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} The Atlas of Canada - Rivers
2. ↑ Kettle River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
3. ↑ Upper Columbia Subbasin Overview ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) 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. , Northwest Power and Conservation Council