Willow River (British Columbia)

Willow River
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Mouth Fraser River
 - elevation 584 m (1,916 ft) [1]
 - coordinates 54°5′11″N 122°30′28″W / 54.08639°N 122.50778°W / 54.08639; -122.50778Coordinates: 54°5′11″N 122°30′28″W / 54.08639°N 122.50778°W / 54.08639; -122.50778 [2]
Discharge for gage 08KD006
 - average 37.0 m3/s (1,307 cu ft/s) [3]
 - max 572 m3/s (20,200 cu ft/s)
 - min 3.20 m3/s (113 cu ft/s)

The Willow River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the north-central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It enters the Fraser at the community of Willow River, just upstream from the city of Prince George, near the confluence of the McGregor River. Its source is in the Cariboo goldfields at Jack of Clubs Lake in the mining and arts community of Wells, British Columbia, near Barkerville.

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References

  1. Mouth elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS source coordinates.
  2. "Willow River". BC Geographical Names.
  3. "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Search for Station 08KD006 Willow River above Hay Creek


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