Omineca River
| Omineca River | ||
 Omineca River in 1913 |
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| Data | ||
| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | east of Bear Lake 56 ° 10 ′ 40 ″ N , 126 ° 45 ′ 45 ″ W |
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| muzzle |
Omineca Arm of Williston Lake Reservoir Coordinates: 56 ° 7 ′ 6 ″ N , 124 ° 29 ′ 54 ″ W 56 ° 7 ′ 6 ″ N , 124 ° 29 ′ 54 ″ W |
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| Mouth height |
671 m
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| length | approx. 220 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 7900 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge at Germansen Landing A Eo : 5080 km² |
MQ 1960/1970 Mq 1960/1970 |
90 m³ / s 17.7 l / (s km²) |
| Discharge at the gauge above Osilinka River A Eo : 5490 km² |
MQ 1975/2000 Mq 1975/2000 |
89 m³ / s 16.2 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Osilinka River | |
| Right tributaries | Ominicetla Creek , Fall River , Germansen Creek | |
| Communities | Old Hogem , Germansen Landing | |
The Omineca River is a tributary of Williston Lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
It rises east of Bear Lake in the British Columbia Interior . The river flows in the upper reaches in a south-southeast direction. At Old Hogem , the Omineca River turns east, passes Germansen Landing and turns north, before finally flowing into the Omineca Arm of Williston Lake. The lower reaches of the river from Old Hogem is in the Omineca Provincial Park and Protected Area . The largest tributary is the Osilinka River , which meets the Omineca River from the left just before the mouth. The Omineca River has a length of about 220 km. Its catchment area covers 7000 km². The mean discharge above the confluence of the Osilinka River is 90 m³ / s. Before the W. A. C. Bennett Dam was built and Williston Lake was formed, the Omineca River flowed a little further. It used to take up the Mesilinka River from the left before it flowed into the Finlay River on the right.
The Omineca River has no special rapids, so it is considered an easy canoe river to navigate. The Arctic grayling is part of the river's fish fauna .
The historical geographical region of Omineca Country comprised the catchment area of the Omineca River and adjacent areas. In the 1860s, the area was hit by the so-called Omineca gold rush .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2001-2002 Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) Fry Surveys in the Omineca and Osilinka Rivers (PDF) ( Memento from April 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Omineca River at the gauge at Germansen Landing - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
- ↑ Omineca River at the gauge above Osilinka River - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET