Raft River (British Columbia)

The Raft River is a tributary of the North Thompson River, one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through the Shuswap Highland region southeast of Wells Gray Provincial Park. Most of the Raft River's watershed lies outside the boundaries of Wells Gray, except for some of the headwaters of the West Raft River tributary.

For other places with the same name, see Raft River and Raft River (Washington).
Raft River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Physical characteristics
SourceColumbia Mountains
MouthNorth Thompson River
 • location
east of Clearwater, Thompson Country
 • coordinates
51°37′55″N 119°59′32″W[1]
 • elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)[2]
Length78 km (48 mi)[3]
Basin size764 km2 (295 sq mi)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationmouth[4]
 • average15.2 m3/s (540 cu ft/s)[4]
 • minimum0.283 m3/s (10.0 cu ft/s)
 • maximum142 m3/s (5,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightWest Raft River

Course

The Raft River originates in the Columbia Mountains between Wells Gray Provincial Park and the North Thompson River, south of the Blue River and southwest of the town of Blue River. It flows generally south through the Shuswap Highland to join the North Thompson River just east of Clearwater.

As the Raft River flows south it is joined by tributaries such as Richie Creek, Stratton Creek, Maxwell Creek, West Raft River, Blowhole Creek, Moilliet Creek, McCorvie Creek, and Willis Creek.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Raft River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates
  3. "Raft River Bank Stabilization and Instream Habitat Enhancement Project". Wildlife Habitat Council. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2013. Search for Station 08LB017 Raft River near Clearwater (1914–1958)
  5. Course information in part from "Raft River, Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
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