Wood River (Columbia River)

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Wood River
Data
location British Columbia (Canada)
River system Columbia River
Drain over Columbia River  → Pacific Ocean
origin Fortress Lake in Hamber Provincial Park in the Rocky Mountains
52 ° 22 ′ 6 ″  N , 117 ° 52 ′ 11 ″  W
Source height approx.  1330  m
muzzle in the Wood Arm of Kinbasket Lake Coordinates: 52 ° 13 ′ 2 "  N , 118 ° 10 ′ 55"  W 52 ° 13 ′ 2 "  N , 118 ° 10 ′ 55"  W
Mouth height 579  m
Height difference approx. 751 m
Bottom slope approx. 21 ‰
length 35 km
Catchment area approx. 780 km²
Right tributaries Alnus Creek

The Wood River is a 35 km long river in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the far east of the Canadian province of British Columbia .

The lower 23 river kilometers of Wood River were the 1969-1973 at Columbia River built Mica Dam flooded. Until it was flooded, the river was an influx of the Canoe River . The lower Wood River is called Wood Reach , which is connected to Canoe Reach , the flooded lower part of the Canoe River. Both are now part of the Mica Dam Reservoir, Kinbasket Lake .

course

The Wood River forms the drain of Fortress Lake , a mountain lake in Hamber Provincial Park . Its tributaries drain the western flank of the North American continental divide . The Wood River flows southwest to meet the Canoe River and Columbia River in Kinbasket Lake.

history

In 1811 David Thompson crossed the continental watershed at Athabasca Pass and descended along the Wood River to the Columbia River. He and his group built a boat at Boat Encampment , a point at the confluence of the Wood, Canoe and Columbia Rivers.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Boat Encampment . In: BC Geographical Names (English)