Tulameen River | |
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Etymology | Nlaka'pamux for red earth[1] |
Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | North Cascades |
Mouth | Similkameen River |
• coordinates | 49°28′N 120°30′W / 49.467°N 120.500°W[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | At Princeton[2] |
• average | 21.8 m3/s (770 cu ft/s)[2] |
• minimum | 0.78 m3/s (28 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 374 m3/s (13,200 cu ft/s) |
The Tulameen River[4] is a tributary of the Similkameen River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Tulameen River is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, being a tributary of the Similkameen River, which flows into the Okanagan River, which flows into the Columbia River.