Silverhope Creek
Silverhope Creek | ||
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location | British Columbia (Canada) | |
River system | Fraser River | |
Drain over | Fraser River → Pacific Ocean | |
Headwaters |
Northern Cascade Range 49 ° 4 ′ 49 ″ N , 121 ° 22 ′ 41 ″ W. |
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Source height | approx. 1350 m | |
muzzle | at Hope in the Fraser River coordinates: 49 ° 22 '19 " N , 121 ° 27' 54" W 49 ° 22 '19 " N , 121 ° 27' 54" W. |
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Mouth height | approx. 38 m | |
Height difference | approx. 1312 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 33 ‰ | |
length | 40 km | |
Catchment area | 350 km² | |
Discharge A Eo : 350 km² Location: 1 km above the mouth |
MQ 1965/1971 Mq 1965/1971 |
15 m³ / s 42.9 l / (s km²) |
Flowing lakes | Silver Lake | |
Small towns | Hope |
The Silver Hope Creek is a 40 km long left tributary of the Fraser River in the south of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
River course
Silverhope Creek has its headwaters in the Northern Cascade Range . Its origin is at an altitude of 1350 m between the mountains Silverhead Peak ( 1837 m ) in the west and Klesilkwa Mountain ( 2075 m ) in the east. The Silverhope Creek flows in a predominantly northerly direction through the mountains. After 10 km he reaches the Silver Skagit Road , which leads the rest of the river along the river. Further east is the headwaters of the Klesilkwa River , which flows east to the Skagit River . After another 20 kilometers of Silver Creek Hope reached in Silver Lake Provincial Park nearby Silver Lake . It flows through the 1.3 km long lake and flows another 9 km to its confluence with the Fraser River, west of the small town of Hope . At the mouth is Silver Creek , a district of Hope. The British Columbia Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) crosses the river about a kilometer above the mouth.
Hydrology
The Silverhope Creek drains an area of 350 km². The mean discharge at the mouth is 15 m³ / s. May and June are the months with the highest discharge with an average of 29.5 and 33.6 m³ / s.
Fish fauna
Steelhead , dolly varden and rainbow trout are found in the Silverhope Creek system .
Web links
- Silverhope Creek . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Geographical Names of Canada: Silverhope Creek
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d e Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 08MF009 , Retrieved July 31, 2018
- ^ Silver Lake Provincial Park. BC Parks, accessed July 31, 2018 .