Wakeman River
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| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| River system | Wakeman River | |
| Headwaters | Western edge of the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield in the Pacific Ranges 51 ° 28 ′ 23 ″ N , 126 ° 24 ′ 3 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1250 m | |
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Wakeman Sound ( Pacific Ocean ) Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 6 " N , 126 ° 31 ′ 13" W 51 ° 2 ′ 6 " N , 126 ° 31 ′ 13" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1250 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 20 ‰ | |
| length | 64 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 770 km² | |
| Discharge at gauge 08GF007 A Eo : 698 km² Location: 11 km above the mouth |
MQ 2007/2009 2012/2015 Mq 2007/2009 2012/2015 |
79.7 m³ / s 114.2 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Catto Creek, Atwaykellesse River | |
The Wakeman River is a 64 km long tributary of the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Wakeman River rises south of Selman Lake on the western edge of the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield in the Pacific Ranges , a part of the southern Coast Mountains . It flows mainly in a southerly direction through the mountains. It includes the rivers Catto Creek and Atwaykellesse River , both from the left. The Wakeman River finally flows into the head end of Wakeman Sound , a side bay in the northwest of Kingcome Inlet . The Wakeman River drains an area of approximately 770 km². The mean discharge 11 km above the mouth is 79.7 m³ / s. The highest discharges of the year are usually measured between May and July.
The river was named after its estuary, the Wakeman Sound . The Wakeman Sound was named in 1866 by Captain Daniel Pender of the Royal Navy after William Plowden Wakeman, who worked at the Esquimalt naval shipyard near Victoria from 1866 to 1872 .
Web links
- Wakeman River . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 08GF007
- ^ 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. 628 (English).