Goldstream River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceSelkirk Mountains
MouthColumbia River
  location
Lake Revelstoke
  coordinates
51°39′N 118°37′W / 51.650°N 118.617°W / 51.650; -118.617[1]
Discharge 
  locationAbove Palmer Creek[2]
  average18.3 m3/s (650 cu ft/s)[2]
  minimum0.7 m3/s (25 cu ft/s)
  maximum122 m3/s (4,300 cu ft/s)

The Goldstream River is a tributary of the Columbia River, joining that stream via the Lake Revelstoke reservoir after running largely west from the heart of the northern Selkirk Mountains. The river's name derives from the Big Bend Gold Rush of 1865, during which it was the scene of busy prospecting and mining activities and as one of the centres of the rush.

See also

References

  1. "Goldstream River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. 1 2 "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Retrieved October 19, 2008. Search for Station 08NB014 Goldstream River above Palmer Creek



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