Soo River
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| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Fraser River | |
| Drain over | Green River → Lillooet River → Harrison River → Fraser River → Pacific Ocean | |
| Headwaters | Eastern flank of Little Ring Peak to the southeast of the Pemberton Icefield 50 ° 16 ′ 38 ″ N , 123 ° 18 ′ 25 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1800 m | |
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Green River Coordinates: 50 ° 15 '38 " N , 122 ° 51' 44" W 50 ° 15 '38 " N , 122 ° 51' 44" W. |
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| Mouth height | approx. 350 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1450 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 32 ‰ | |
| length | 46 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 287 km² | |
| Discharge at gauge 08MG007 A Eo : 283 km² Location: 4.7 km above the mouth |
MQ 1925/1947 Mq 1925/1947 |
19 m³ / s 67.1 l / (s km²) |
The Soo River is a 46 km long left tributary of the Green River in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
River course
The Soo River rises on the eastern flank of the 2147 m high Little Ring Peak in the southeast of the Pemberton Icefield at an altitude of about 1500 m , 30 km northwest of Whistler in the Pacific Ranges , a part of the Coast Mountains . It is fed by several glaciers, including the Appa Glacier . The Soo River flows mainly in an easterly direction through the mountains. For the last 3 miles, the Soo River turns north. It flows parallel to the Green River before it flows into it. The British Columbia Highway 99 (Whistler – Pemberton) crosses the river a few meters above the mouth . 2.3 km downstream is the confluence of Rutherford Creek in the Green River.
Hydrology
The Soo River drains an area of 287 km². The mean discharge 4.7 km above the mouth is 19 m³ / s. Between May and October the river carries an above-average amount of water. The highest monthly outflows usually occur during glacier ice melt in June and July.
Use of hydropower
7.7 km above the mouth is a rubber dam, to which a part of the river water over a 960 m long tunnel located the effluent as well as a pressure line 240 subterranean m long with 2 m diameter Laufwasserkraftwerk is supplied. The power plant was built between September 1992 and May 1994 and has been in operation ever since. It has 2 Francis turbines with 7 MW each. The height of fall is 103.5 m. The expansion flow is 15 m³ / s. Below the power plant, the water returns to the river bed via a 230 m long canal.
Web links
- Soo River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 08MG007
- ↑ a b c Stuart Croft: Soo River Hydro - Intake Sediment Management (PDF, 2.7 MB) The Summit Power Group. October 15, 2014. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ Soo River Hydroelectric Project . Westpark Electric Ltd .. Retrieved February 28, 2018.