Salmo River

Salmo River
Salmo River at Ymir, British Columbia
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Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
RegionWest Kootenay
Regional DistrictRegional District of Central Kootenay
Physical characteristics
SourceSelkirk Mountains south of Nelson
MouthPend d’Oreille River
 • coordinates
49°2′N 117°23′W / 49.033°N 117.383°W / 49.033; -117.383[2]
Length60 km (37.3 miles)
Basin size1,300 km2 (500 sq mi)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationNear Salmo[1]
 • average31.8 m3/s (1,120 cu ft/s)[1]
 • minimum1.64 m3/s (58 cu ft/s)
 • maximum382 m3/s (13,500 cu ft/s)

The Salmo River is a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River in the West Kootenay region of the Regional District of Central Kootenay in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The river is 60 km long and its source is 12 km south of Nelson in the Selkirk Mountains.[4] The Salmo River is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, being a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River, which flows into the Columbia River.

The river's drainage basin is 1,300 square kilometres (500 sq mi) in area. Its mean annual discharge is 32.5 cubic metres per second (1,150 cu ft/s).[3]

  1. ^ a b "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2008. Search for Station 08NE074 Salmo River near Salmo
  2. ^ "Salmo River". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ a b Intermountain Subbasin Plan, Pend Oreille, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
  4. ^ "Watershed Facts". Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2021-07-22.