Murtle River
| Murtle River | ||
 Dawson Falls |
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| Data | ||
| location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
| River system | Fraser River | |
| Drain over | Clearwater River → North Thompson River → Thompson River → Fraser River → Pacific Ocean | |
| origin | nameless glacier in the Cariboo Mountains 52 ° 23 ′ 4 ″ N , 119 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Source height | 2300 m | |
| muzzle |
Clearwater River Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 42 " N , 120 ° 11 ′ 44" W 51 ° 57 ′ 42 " N , 120 ° 11 ′ 44" W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 550 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1750 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 19 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 90 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 1400 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge above Dawson Falls A Eo : 1380 km² Location: 9 km above the mouth |
MQ 1964/1983 Mq 1964/1983 |
43.8 m³ / s 31.7 l / (s km²) |
| Flowing lakes | Murtle Lake | |
 The Mushbowl |
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The Murtle River is an approximately 90 km long left tributary of the Clearwater River in the eastern part of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The river was named after the Scottish birthplace of surveyor Joseph Hunter, Milton of Murtle .
River course
The Murtle River rises at an altitude of 2,300 m from an unnamed glacier in the Cariboo Mountains . It initially flows 20 km south through the mountains and flows into the northeast end of Murtle Lake . He leaves the 30 km long lake again at its western end. It still flows almost 40 km in a predominantly west-southwest direction to its mouth. On the lower course of the river are the following waterfalls: McDougall Falls , Meadow Falls , Horseshoe Falls , Majerus Falls , Dawson Falls and The Mushbowl . 2 km above the estuary, the Murtle River finally overcomes the Helmcken Falls ( ⊙ ). With a free fall height of 141 m , it is the fourth highest waterfall in British Columbia after Della Falls , Hunlen Falls and Takakkaw Falls . The Murtle River catchment area is entirely within Wells Gray Provincial Park .
Hydrology
The Murtle River drains an area of about 1400 km². The mean discharge 9 km above the mouth is 43.8 m³ / s. In the period between May and July, the river usually carries the largest amounts of water.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 08LA004
- ↑ Murtle Lake . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- ↑ Helmcken Falls . In: BC Geographical Names (English)