Illecillewaet River

Illecillewaet River
Illecillewaet River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceIllecillewaet Glacier
 • locationGlacier National Park
MouthColumbia River
 • location
Revelstoke
 • coordinates
50°58′55″N 118°12′25″W / 50.98194°N 118.20694°W / 50.98194; -118.20694[1]
Length62 km (39 mi)
Basin size1,202 km2 (464 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Greeley[3]
 • average53.1 m3/s (1,880 cu ft/s)[3]
 • minimum3.18 m3/s (112 cu ft/s)
 • maximum436 m3/s (15,400 cu ft/s)

The Illecillewaet River /ɪləˈsɪləwət/ is a tributary of the Columbia River located in British Columbia, Canada. Fed by the Illecillewaet Glacier in Glacier National Park, the river flows approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) to the southwest,[2] where it flows into the north end of Upper Arrow Lake at Revelstoke.[1] The river's drainage basin is 1,202 square kilometres (464 sq mi).[2]

  1. ^ a b "Illecillewaet River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ a b c About the Illecillewaet Watershed Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, Columbia Mountains Institute
  3. ^ a b "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2008. Search for Station 08ND013 Illecillewaet River at Greeley

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