West Kettle River

West Kettle River
River
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Source St Margaret Lake
 - location North of Big White Ski Resort
 - elevation 6,476 m (21,247 ft) [1]
 - coordinates
Mouth Kettle River
 - location Westbridge
 - elevation 2,050 m (6,726 ft) [2]
 - coordinates
Discharge for At Westbridge
 - average 9.24 m3/s (326 cu ft/s) [3]
 - max 198 m3/s (6,992 cu ft/s)
 - min 0.991 m3/s (35 cu ft/s)

The West Kettle River is a tributary of the Kettle River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.[4] It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Kettle River is a tributary of the Columbia River.

Course

The West Kettle River originates in St Margaret Lake[5] the mountains east of Kelowna, near Jubilee Mountain. The river flows generally south, joining the Kettle River near the community of Westbridge.

See also

References

  1. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth.
  2. ^ Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth.
  3. ^ "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/hydat/H2O/index_e.cfm?cname=main_e.cfm. Retrieved October 19, 2008.  Search for Station 08NN003 West Kettle River at Westbridge
  4. ^ "West Kettle River". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/20185.html. 
  5. ^ "St Margaret Lake". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/13588.html.