| Cariboo River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cariboo Mountains |
| • location | Cariboo |
| • coordinates | 53°2′20″N 120°29′50″W / 53.03889°N 120.49722°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,012 m (6,601 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | Quesnel River |
• location | Quesnel Forks, Cariboo |
• coordinates | 52°39′45″N 121°40′32″W / 52.66250°N 121.67556°W[3] |
• elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft)[2] |
| Basin size | 3,260 km2 (1,260 sq mi)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth[4] |
| • average | 93.4 m3/s (3,300 cu ft/s)[4] |
| • minimum | 7.36 m3/s (260 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 626 m3/s (22,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Matthew River, Little River |
| • right | Isaac River |
The Cariboo River is a tributary of the Quesnel River, one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through the Cariboo region of the British Columbia Interior, southeast of Prince George. Above Cariboo Lake it was formerly known as the Swamp River. The name was adopted, and replaced the former names, in 1936 in association with Cariboo Lake.[3]
- ^ "Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ a b Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates
- ^ a b "Cariboo River". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ a b c "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2013. Search for Station 08KH003 Cariboo River below Kangaroo Creek