| Illecillewaet River | |
|---|---|
 Illecillewaet River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Illecillewaet Glacier |
| • location | Glacier National Park |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | Revelstoke |
• coordinates | 50°58′55″N 118°12′25″W / 50.98194°N 118.20694°W[2] |
| Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,202 km2 (464 sq mi)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Greeley[1] |
| • average | 53.1 m3/s (1,880 cu ft/s)[1] |
| • minimum | 3.18 m3/s (112 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 436 m3/s (15,400 cu ft/s) |
The Illecillewaet River /ɪləˈsɪləwət/ is a tributary of the Columbia River located in British Columbia, Canada. Fed by the Illecillewaet Glacier in Glacier National Park, the river flows approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) to the southwest,[3] where it flows into the north end of Upper Arrow Lake at Revelstoke.[2] The river's drainage basin is 1,202 square kilometres (464 sq mi).[3]
- ^ 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 08ND013 Illecillewaet River at Greeley
- ^ a b "Illecillewaet River". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ a b c About the Illecillewaet Watershed Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, Columbia Mountains Institute