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| Spillimacheen River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Glacier National Park |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | Spillimacheen |
• coordinates | 50°55′N 116°24′W / 50.917°N 116.400°W[3] |
• elevation | 784 m (2,572 ft)[4] |
| Length | 118 km (73 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,430 km2 (550 sq mi)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 35 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s)[2] |
| • minimum | 2 m3/s (71 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 311 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s) |
The Spillimacheen River is a tributary of the Columbia River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
- ^ "The Rivers - Stories". Balance of Power. 2007. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ a b "Spillimacheen Project Water Use Plan" (PDF). BC Hydro. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2006. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ "Spillimacheen River". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth search using BCGNIS source coordinates slightly adjusted to match mouth location