Southgate River
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| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Southgate River | |
| origin | Southgate Glacier in the Coast Mountains 51 ° 7 ′ 37 ″ N , 124 ° 12 ′ 28 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 2200 m | |
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Bute Inlet ( Pacific Ocean ) Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 11 " N , 124 ° 47 ′ 16" W 50 ° 53 ′ 11 " N , 124 ° 47 ′ 16" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 2200 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 31 ‰ | |
| length | 70 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 1900 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Boulanger Creek, Bishop River | |
| Right tributaries | Allaire Creek | |
The Southgate River is a 70 km long tributary of the Bute Inlet in the southern Coast Mountains in British Columbia .
The Southgate River is fed by the Southgate Glacier on the west flank of Mount Durham at an altitude of about 2200 m . It initially flows 3 km towards west-northwest. The Southgate River then turns south-southwest. It maintains the direction of flow for the next 40 km. West of the river valley rises the glaciated mountain range Homathko Icefield , a small part of which is drained to the Southgate River. After 25 km the Bishop River joins the river from the left. 25 km above the mouth, the Southgate River turns west-northwest and finally flows into the eastern head end of Bute Inlet. The Homathko River flows into the bay about 7 km to the northwest .
The approximately 1900 km² catchment area of the Southgate River is located in the northeast of the Strathcona Regional District .
The river was named in 1862 by Captain Richards of the Royal Navy after James Johnson Southgate, an English businessman in British Columbia.
Web links
- Southgate River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Andrew Scott: The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names: A Complete Reference to Coastal British Columbia . Harbor Publishing, Madeira Park, BC 2009, ISBN 978-1-55017-484-7 , pp. 558 (English).