Doré River
| Doré River | |
| Country | Canada |
|---|---|
| Province | British Columbia |
| Source | Cariboo Mountains |
| - elevation | 2,145 m (7,037 ft) [1] |
| - coordinates | 53°5′3″N 120°24′46″W / 53.08417°N 120.41278°W [2] |
| Mouth | Fraser River |
| - elevation | 686 m (2,251 ft) [1] |
| - coordinates | 53°20′4″N 120°11′38″W / 53.33444°N 120.19389°WCoordinates: 53°20′4″N 120°11′38″W / 53.33444°N 120.19389°W [3] |
| Discharge | for gage 08KA001 |
| - average | 14.1 m3/s (498 cu ft/s) [4] |
| - max | 131 m3/s (4,626 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 0.592 m3/s (21 cu ft/s) |
The Doré River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
According to a trapper named Jack Damon, the river was originally called Fifty Mile Creek and was given the name doré, French for "golden", by a Norwegian prospector named Olson.[3]
Course
The Doré River originates in the Cariboo Mountains, flowing generally north to join the Fraser River in the Robson Valley portion of the Rocky Mountain Trench just north of McBride.
See also
References
- 1 2 Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates.
- ↑ Derived using topographic maps and TopoQuest.
- 1 2 "Doré River". BC Geographical Names.
- ↑ "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Search for Station 08KA001 Dore River near McBride
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