Taseko River

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Taseko River
Data
location Chilcotin District in British Columbia ( Canada )
River system Fraser River
Drain over Chilko River  → Chilcotin River  → Fraser River  → Pacific Ocean
Headwaters Coast Mountains
51 ° 0 ′ 44 "  N , 123 ° 16 ′ 48"  W.
Source height approx.  2000  m
muzzle Chilko River Coordinates: 52 ° 0 ′ 26 "  N , 123 ° 40 ′ 39"  W 52 ° 0 ′ 26 "  N , 123 ° 40 ′ 39"  W

length 132 km
Discharge at gauge 08MA003
A Eo : 1520 km²
Location: 90 km above the mouth 		MQ 1935/2013
Mq 1935/2013
 		37.3 m³ / s
24.5 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Elkin Creek
Right tributaries Beece Creek
Flowing lakes Lower Taseko Lake , Upper Taseko Lake

The Taseko River is a 132 km long right tributary of the Chilko River in central western British Columbia , Canada .

River course

The Taseko River rises in the Coast Mountains west of Porteau Mountain at an altitude of 2000  m . It initially flows in a northwest direction to the south end of the 7 km long Upper Taseko Lake . This is drained via a 1.5 km long drain to the 16 km long Lower Taseko Lake . Then the Taseko River flows over a distance of almost 100 km in a northerly direction through the southern part of the Chilcotin Plateau . The Elkin Creek flows on the left side into the river. Eventually the Taseko River reaches the Chilko River. The mean discharge below Lower Taseko Lake is 37.3 m³ / s. The highest monthly outflows usually occur in July.

River fauna

The following species of fish are found in the Taseko River: bull trout , king salmon , dolly varden trout , Catostomus catostomus (longnose sucker), Prosopium williamsoni (mountain whitefish), rainbow trout , sockeye salmon and steelhead trout .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c The Chilko River Watershed - A Synopsis of Reports And A View to Sustainability (PDF, 203 KB) Cariboo Envirotech Ltd .. December 21, 2001. Accessed October 24, 2017.
  2. ^ A b Government of Canada: Water Level and Flow: Station 08MA003