Goldstream River (Columbia River tributary)

This article is about the river in the Selkirk Mountains north of Revelstoke, British Columbia. For the identically-named river near Victoria, British Columbia, see Goldstream River (Vancouver Island).
Goldstream River
Map
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceSelkirk Mountains
MouthColumbia River
 • location
Lake Revelstoke
 • coordinates
51°39′N 118°37′W / 51.650°N 118.617°W / 51.650; -118.617[2]
Discharge 
 • locationAbove Palmer Creek[1]
 • average18.3 m3/s (650 cu ft/s)[1]
 • minimum0.7 m3/s (25 cu ft/s)
 • maximum122 m3/s (4,300 cu ft/s)

The Goldstream River is a tributary of the Columbia River, joining that stream via the Lake Revelstoke reservoir after running largely west from the heart of the northern Selkirk Mountains. The river's name derives from the Big Bend Gold Rush of 1865, during which it was the scene of busy prospecting and mining activities and as one of the centres of the rush.

  1. ^ 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 08NB014 Goldstream River above Palmer Creek
  2. ^ "Goldstream River". BC Geographical Names.