| Quesnel River | |
|---|---|
 Mule train at the Quesnel River 1868 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Quesnel Lake |
| • location | Likely, British Columbia |
| • coordinates | 52°36′55″N 121°34′23″W / 52.61528°N 121.57306°W[2] |
| • elevation | 724 m (2,375 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | Fraser River |
• location | Quesnel |
• coordinates | 52°58′14″N 122°29′52″W / 52.97056°N 122.49778°W[4] |
• elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft)[3] |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,500 km2 (4,400 sq mi)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Quesnel[1] |
| • average | 238 m3/s (8,400 cu ft/s)[1] |
| • minimum | 27.8 m3/s (980 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 1,140 m3/s (40,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Mitchell River (Quesnel River) |
The Quesnel River /kwɪˈnɛl/ is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia.[4] It begins at the outflow of Quesnel Lake, at the town of Likely and flows for about 100 kilometres (60 mi) northwest to its confluence with the Fraser at the city of Quesnel.
- ^ a b "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Search for Station 08KH006 Quesnel River near Quesnel
- ^ Outlet of Quesnel Lake.
- ^ a b Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates.
- ^ a b "Quesnel River". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Benke, Arthur C.; Cushing, Colbert E. (2009). Field Guide to Rivers of North America. Academic Press. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-12-378577-0. Retrieved 4 August 2013.