Back نهر سكواميش Arabic نهر سكواميش ARZ اسقوامیش چایی AZB Squamish River CEB Squamish (řeka) Czech Squamish River German Rivero Squamish Esperanto Río Squamish Spanish Squamish (fleuve) French Squamish (fiume) Italian
| Squamish River | |
|---|---|
 Looking northwest up the Squamish River valley | |
 Location of the Squamish River | |
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | New Westminster Land District |
| City | Squamish |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pemberton Icefield |
| • location | Pacific Ranges |
| • coordinates | 50°17′48″N 123°53′19″W / 50.29667°N 123.88861°W |
| • elevation | 4,248 ft (1,295 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Howe Sound |
• location | Squamish |
• coordinates | 49°40′58″N 123°10′44″W / 49.68278°N 123.17889°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Length | 50 mi (80 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Cheakamus, Mamquam |
The Squamish River is a short but very large river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Its drainage basin is 3,328 square kilometres (1,285 sq mi) in size.[3] The total length of the Squamish River is approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi).
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ Gazetteer of Canada. Vol. British Columbia. Canadian Board on Geographic Names. 1953. p. xv.