Chilko River

Chilko River
Chilko River and cliffs made of lava flows and ash beds from former extensive volcanic activity in this region.
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Tributaries
 - right Taseko River
Source Chilko Lake
 - location Chilcotin Plateau
 - elevation 1,166 m (3,825 ft) [1]
 - coordinates 51°37′33″N 124°8′30″W / 51.62583°N 124.14167°W / 51.62583; -124.14167
Mouth Chilcotin River
 - location Upstream from Bull Canyon
 - elevation 739 m (2,425 ft) [1]
 - coordinates 52°5′47″N 123°27′37″W / 52.09639°N 123.46028°W / 52.09639; -123.46028Coordinates: 52°5′47″N 123°27′37″W / 52.09639°N 123.46028°W / 52.09639; -123.46028 [2]
Length 75 km (47 mi)
Basin 6,880 km2 (2,656 sq mi) [3]
Discharge for near mouth
 - average 88.2 m3/s (3,115 cu ft/s) [3]
 - max 482 m3/s (17,022 cu ft/s)
 - min 7.79 m3/s (275 cu ft/s)

The Chilko River is a 75-kilometre-long (47 mi) river in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing northeast from Chilko Lake to the Chilcotin River.[2] Its main tributary is the Taseko River.

The Chilko is the Chilcotin River's main tributary. In fact at their confluence the Chilko River is quite a bit larger than the Chilcotin. It is also the main reason why the lower reaches of the Chilcotin are very silty. The Chilko gets most of its silt from the Taseko River, which joins it a few kilometers above the Chilko's mouth.

Name origin

The name derives from the Chilcotin language name Tŝilhqóx,[4] meaning "ochre river".[5] The related name of the Chilcotin River is from that of the Tsilhqot'in people, meaning "people of the ochre river".[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates
  2. 1 2 "Chilko River". BC Geographical Names.
  3. 1 2 "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Retrieved 17 August 2013. Search for Station 08MA001 Chilco River near Redstone
  4. ↑ Cook, Eung-Do (2013). A Tsilhqút'ín Grammar. UBC Press. p. 629. ISBN 978-0-7748-2518-4. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. ↑ Akrigg, G. P. V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1997). British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7748-0637-4. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Chilko Lake". BC Geographical Names.
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