Osilinka River
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| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Mackenzie River | |
| Drain over | Omineca River → Peace River → Slave River → Mackenzie River → Arctic Ocean | |
| source | in the Omineca Mountains 56 ° 5 ′ 20 ″ N , 125 ° 52 ′ 9 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 2000 m | |
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Omineca River Coordinates: 56 ° 5′15 ″ N , 124 ° 32′20 ″ W 56 ° 5′15 ″ N , 124 ° 32′20 ″ W.
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| length | 141 km | |
| Catchment area | 2051 km² | |
| Discharge at End Lake A Eo gauge : 1960 km² |
MQ 1981/2000 Mq 1981/2000 |
36 m³ / s 18.4 l / (s km²) |
The Osilinka River is a left tributary of the Omineca River in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The river rises east of Ferriston Peak in the Omineca Mountains . The river flows through the Omineca Mountains in a predominantly easterly direction. Not far from Williston Lake , the Osilinka River flows into the Omineca River on the left. The Osilinka River has a length of 141 km and a catchment area of 2051 km².
Studies on the occurrence of the Arctic grayling have shown that their distribution in the river system of the Osilinka River is limited to the 38 km of the lower reaches.
Web links
- Osilinka River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- BC Hydro - 2001-2002 Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) Fry Surveys in the Omineca and Osilinka Rivers (PDF, 410 kB) ( Memento from April 16, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Osilinka River at the End Lake gauge - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET