Squamish River

Squamish River
Squamish River
	Looking northwest up the Squamish River valley
	Location of the Squamish River
	Location of mouth
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	New Westminster Land District
City	Squamish
Physical characteristics
Source	Pemberton Icefield
• location	Pacific Ranges
• coordinates	50°17′48″N 123°53′19″W / 50.29667°N 123.88861°W
• elevation	4,248 ft (1,295 m)
Mouth	Howe Sound
• location	Squamish
• coordinates	49°40′58″N 123°10′44″W / 49.68278°N 123.17889°W
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Length	50 mi (80 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Cheakamus, Mamquam

The Squamish River is a short but very large river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is 3,328 square kilometres (1,285 sq mi) in size.^[3] The total length of the Squamish River is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi).

^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
^ Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
^ Gazetteer of Canada. Vol. British Columbia. Canadian Board on Geographic Names. 1953. p. xv.

[source-1] Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.

[mouth-2] Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.

[3] Gazetteer of Canada. Vol. British Columbia. Canadian Board on Geographic Names. 1953. p. xv.

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