Quesnel River
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| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Fraser River | |
| Drain over | Fraser River → Pacific Ocean | |
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Quesnel Lake at Likely 52 ° 36 ′ 55 ″ N , 121 ° 34 ′ 23 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 729 m | |
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Fraser River near Quesnel Coordinates: 52 ° 58 ′ 12 " N , 122 ° 29 ′ 56" W 52 ° 58 ′ 12 " N , 122 ° 29 ′ 56" W |
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| Mouth height | 469 m | |
| Height difference | 260 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.3 ‰ | |
| length | 203 km (from the top of Quesnel Lake) | |
| Catchment area | 12,000 km² | |
| Discharge A Eo : 11,500 km² Location: 38 km above the mouth |
MQ 1946/2013 Mq 1946/2013 |
239 m³ / s 20.8 l / (s km²) |
| Right tributaries | Cariboo River | |
| Small towns | Quesnel | |
| Communities | Likely | |
 Location of the Quesnel River in the Fraser River basin |
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 Muli trek on the Quesnel River in 1868 |
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The Quesnel River is one of the larger tributaries of the Fraser River in the Cariboo Regional District of central British Columbia .
It leaves the lake Quesnel Lake in the town of Likely and flows about 100 km in a north-westerly direction to its confluence with the Fraser near the town of Quesnel . The total length of the Quesnel River measured from the far end of Quesnel Lake is 203 km. The Mitchell River flows into the northeast arm of Quesnel Lake.
Hydrology
The Quesnel River drains an area of 12,000 km². The mean discharge 38 km above the mouth is 239 m³ / s. Between May and August, the river carries the largest amounts of water.
history
Slightly below the outflow from Quesnel Lake, at the confluence with the Cariboo River , lies the historically significant ghost town of Quesnel Forks , aka "the Forks". Numerous routes to the gold mines of the Cariboo gold rush were north of Quesnel Forks in the Cottonwood River basin .
The river was named after Jules-Maurice Quesnel , who explored the area with Simon Fraser in the early 19th century.