Nazko River

Nazko River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceFraser Plateau
MouthWest Road River
 • location
Fraser Plateau
 • coordinates
53°7′36″N 123°34′0″W / 53.12667°N 123.56667°W / 53.12667; -123.56667[1]
 • elevation
800 m (2,600 ft)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationabove Michelle Creek[3]
 • average4.90 m3/s (173 cu ft/s)[3]
 • minimum0.106 m3/s (3.7 cu ft/s)
 • maximum88.0 m3/s (3,110 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftClisbako River
 • rightSnaking River

The Nazko River is a tributary of the West Road River, one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through the Fraser Plateau region west of Quesnel.

The name "Nazko" comes from Ndazkoh (Ndaz – meaning ″from the south″ and koh – meaning ″River″) a Dakelh (Carrier) word meaning "river flowing from the south".[4]

  1. ^ "Nazko River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates
  3. ^ a b "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2013. Search for Station 08KF001 Nazko River above Michelle Creek
  4. ^ "Nazko History". Nazko Community Association. Retrieved 18 August 2013.