Spius Creek
Spius Creek | ||
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location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
River system | Fraser River | |
Drain over | Nicola River → Thompson River → Fraser River → Pacific Ocean | |
origin | Mountain lake in the Northern Cascade Range 49 ° 54 ′ 5 ″ N , 121 ° 18 ′ 38 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 1500 m | |
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Nicola River Coordinates: 50 ° 8 ′ 45 " N , 121 ° 1 ′ 15" W 50 ° 8 ′ 45 " N , 121 ° 1 ′ 15" W. |
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Mouth height | 554 m | |
Height difference | approx. 946 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 21 ‰ | |
length | 45 km | |
Catchment area | 775 km² | |
Discharge A Eo : 775 km² Location: 1.5 km above the mouth |
MQ 1971/2007 Mq 1971/2007 |
10.1 m³ / s 13 l / (s km²) |
Left tributaries | Prospect Creek | |
Right tributaries | Maka Creek |
The Spius Creek is a 45 km long left tributary of the Nicola River in the southern Canadian province of British Columbia .
River course
The Spius Creek has its origins in a mountain lake at an altitude of 1,500 meters in the Northern Cascade Range , 10 km east from the Fraser Canyon located village of Boston Bar . The Spius Creek initially flows 15 km in an easterly direction and then turns to the north-northeast. Larger tributaries are Maka Creek from the right and Prospect Creek from the left. The Spius Creek finally flows into the Nicola River 17 km west of Merritt .
Hydrology
The river drains an area of 775 km². The mean discharge at the mouth is 10.1 m³ / s. The river usually carries the largest amounts of water during the spring floods in May and June.