Prophet River

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Prophet River
Data
location British Columbia (Canada)
River system Mackenzie River
Drain over Muskwa River  → Fort Nelson River  → Liard River  → Mackenzie River  → Arctic Ocean
Headwaters Muskwa Ranges
57 ° 33 ′ 42 ″  N , 124 ° 23 ′ 55 ″  W.
muzzle Muskwa River Coordinates: 58 ° 45 ′ 43 "  N , 122 ° 44 ′ 22"  W 58 ° 45 ′ 43 "  N , 122 ° 44 ′ 22"  W.
Mouth height 305  m

length 250 km
Catchment area approx. 8360 km²
Discharge at the gauge above Cheves Creek
A Eo : 7320 km²
Location: 48 km above the mouth 		MQ 1988/1994
Mq 1988/1994
 		74.6 m³ / s
10.2 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Tenaka Creek, Cheves Creek
Right tributaries Besa River , Minaker River
Communities Prophet River

Prophet River is a river in Peace River Regional District and the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality in the north of the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is a right tributary of the Muskwa River .

The Prophet River Hotsprings Provincial Park is located on the upper reaches of the river. The Prophet River Wayside Provincial Park is located along the middle course. The river is namesake of the settlement Prophet River , as well as the Prophet Formation , a stratigraphic unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin . The river has the status of a British Columbia Heritage River .

River course

The Prophet River rises in the Bruce Ridge in the Muskwa Ranges in the northern Rocky Mountains at an altitude of about 2000  m . It flows in an easterly direction between Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park and Redfern-Keily Provincial Park with several waterfalls along the course of the river. The river Hewer Creek flows north of Mount Boe. Later, Kravac Creek and Richards Creek flow into the Prophet River. North of Klingzut Mountain, at the transition from the mountains to the plains , the Besa River meets the Prophet River.

Milliken Creek and Bat Creek reach the Prophet River east of the Rocky Mountains. The Minaker River, Bunch Creek, Dethseda Creek, Chipesia Creek and Sass Creek also flow into the Prophet River. This turns to the northeast. As it flows through the Prophet River Wayside Provincial Park, the river changes direction to the north. The Alaska Highway runs parallel to the river for a short distance. Eventually the Prophet River reaches the Muskwa River, into which it flows southwest of Fort Nelson at an altitude of 304  m .

The Muskwa River is a tributary of the Fort Nelson River , which in turn is a tributary of the Liard River . Thus, the Prophet River belongs to the catchment area of the Mackenzie River , which flows into the Arctic Ocean .

Tributaries

  • Hewer Creek
  • Kravac Creek
  • Richards Creek
  • Besa River
  • Milliken Creek
  • Bat Creek
  • Minaker River
  • Bunch Creek
  • Dethseda Creek
  • Chipesia Creek
  • Sass Creek
  • Bougie Creek
  • Adsett Creek
  • Jacknife Creek
  • Parker Creek
  • Little Beaver Creek
  • Tenaka Creek
  • Big Beaver Creek
  • Cheves Creek
  • Tsachehdza Creek
  • Jackfish Creek

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ BC Parks - Prophet River
  2. ^ Prophet River at the gauge above Cheves Creek - hydrographic data from R-ArcticNET
  3. ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 10CD006