Spillimacheen River

Spillimacheen River
Map
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Glacier National Park
MouthColumbia River
 • location
Spillimacheen
 • coordinates
50°55′N 116°24′W / 50.917°N 116.400°W / 50.917; -116.400[3]
 • elevation
784 m (2,572 ft)[4]
Length118 km (73 mi)[1]
Basin size1,430 km2 (550 sq mi)[2]
Discharge 
 • average35 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)[2]
 • minimum2 m3/s (71 cu ft/s)
 • maximum311 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s)

The Spillimacheen River is a tributary of the Columbia River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

  1. ^ "The Rivers - Stories". Balance of Power. 2007. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Spillimacheen Project Water Use Plan" (PDF). BC Hydro. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
  3. ^ "Spillimacheen River". BC Geographical Names.
  4. ^ Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth search using BCGNIS source coordinates slightly adjusted to match mouth location