List of rivers of British Columbia
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The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance (See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers ). Also included are lakes that are "in-line" connecting upper tributaries of listed rivers, or at their heads.
Contents
- 1 Arctic Drainage
- 2 Pacific Drainage ("Pacific Slope")
- 2.1 Columbia River watershed
- 2.2 Strait of Georgia
- 2.3 Bute Inlet
- 2.4 Knight Inlet
- 2.5 North Bentinck Arm/Dean Channel
- 2.6 Douglas Channel/Gardner Canal
- 2.7 Fraser River - Source to the Willow River
- 2.8 Watersheds East of the Alaska Panhandle
- 2.9 Watersheds North of the Alaska Panhandle
- 2.10 Marcus Passage watershed
- 2.11 Queen Charlotte Sound watershed
- 2.12 Islands of the British Columbia Coast watersheds
- 3 Bering Sea (Yukon River) watershed
- 4 See also
- 5 External links
Arctic Drainage[edit]
Arctic Ocean (Mackenzie River) drainage
- (NB Liard tributaries on Yukon side of border omitted)
Liard River[edit]
- Liard River
Peace River[edit]
- Redwillow River (Smoky River, Alberta drainage)
- Wapiti River (Smoky River, Alberta drainage)
- Pouce Coupe River
- Alces River
- Kiskatinaw River
- Beatton River
- Pine River
- Moberly River
- Halfway River
- Nabesche River
- Wicked River
Williston Lake (Parsnip Reach)[edit]
Williston Lake (Omineca Reach)[edit]
Williston Lake (Finlay Reach)[edit]
- Ospika River
- Finlay River
- Akie River
- Kwadacha River
- Fox River
- Obo River
- Toodoggone River
- Firesteel River
- Sturdee River
- Thutade Lake - Source of the Peace River
Pacific Drainage ("Pacific Slope")[edit]
(Pacific Ocean watershed; Columbia tributaries on US side of border omitted)
Columbia River watershed[edit]
- Columbia River
- Horsethief Creek
- Forster Creek
- Templeton River
- Spillimacheen River
- Kicking Horse River
- Blaeberry River
- Beaver River
- Bush River
- Wood River
- Canoe River
- Goldstream River
- Illecillewaet River
- Incomappleux River
- Beaton Creek
- Kootenay River
- Pend d'Oreille River
- Flathead River (via the Clark Fork)
- Salmo River
- Kettle River
- Okanagan River
- Marron River
Strait of Georgia[edit]
Howe Sound[edit]
- Rainy River
- Deeks Creek
- Lions Creek
- M Creek
- Furry Creek
- Britannia Creek
- Shannon Creek
- Woodfibre Creek
- Stawamus River
- Squamish River
Jervis Inlet[edit]
Sechelt Inlet[edit]
Malaspina Strait[edit]
Desolation Sound watershed[edit]
Theodosia Inlet[edit]
Toba Inlet[edit]
Bute Inlet[edit]
Knight Inlet[edit]
North Bentinck Arm/Dean Channel[edit]
South Bentinck Arm[edit]
Douglas Channel/Gardner Canal[edit]
Fraser River - Source to the Willow River[edit]
- Moose River
- Moose Lake
- Robson River
- Swiftcurrent Creek
- McLennan River
- Tete Creek
- Kiwa Creek
- Raush River
- Holmes River
- Castle Creek
- Doré River
- McKale River
- West Twin Creek
- East Twin Creek
- Goat River
- Morkill River
- Torpy River
- Bowron River
- McGregor River
- Salmon River
- Willow River
Nechako River[edit]
Fraser River - Nechako to Thompson Rivers[edit]
- Cottonwood River
- Quesnel River
- West Road or Blackwater River
- Williams Lake River
- Chilcotin River
- Churn Creek
- Bridge River
- Seton River (Seton Creek)
- Cayoosh Creek
- Seton Lake
- Seton River (Seton Portage River)
- Stein River
Thompson River[edit]
- Botanie Creek
- Nicoamen River
- Skoonka Creek
- Murray Creek
- Nicola River
- Oregon Jack Creek
- Bonaparte River
- Deadman River
- Kamloops Lake
- South Thompson River
- North Thompson River
Fraser River below Thompson River[edit]
- Ainslie Creek (formerly Nine Mile Creek)
- Nahatlatch River
- Anderson River
- Coquihalla River
- Ruby Creek
- Sumas River
- Vedder River (aka Chilliwack River)
- Harrison River
- Norrish Creek
- Hatzic Slough
- D'Herbomez Creek
- Silver Creek
- Stave River
- Whonnock Creek
- Kanaka Creek
- Pitt River
- Coquitlam River
- Brunette River
Skagit Bay/Puget Sound (U.S.)[edit]
Boundary Bay[edit]
English Bay[edit]
Burrard Inlet[edit]
- Mosquito Creek
- Seymour River
- Lynn Creek
- Capilano River
- Mackay Creek
- Marr Creek
- Lawson Creek
- Cypress Creek
- Eagle Creek
- Nelson Creek
Indian Arm[edit]
- Buntzen Lake (via tunnels)
- Indian River
Watersheds East of the Alaska Panhandle[edit]
(south and east of the Chilkoot Pass)
- Salmon River
- Unuk River
- Stikine River
- Whiting River (estuary is in Alaska)
- Taku River
- Inklin River
- Nakina River
- Yeth Creek
- Sittakanay River (confluence with the Taku is in Alaska)
- Tulsequah River
- Zohini Creek
- Stuhini Creek
Watersheds North of the Alaska Panhandle[edit]
(west of the Chilkoot Pass)
- Alsek River
- Chilcat River (sp. Chilkat in Alaska)
- Flemer River
- Tahini River (NB different from Takhini River, which is in same area and runs the other way)
- Kelsall River
- Kelsall Lake (Glacier Camp Pass)
- Klehini River
Marcus Passage watershed[edit]
- Oriflamme Passage
- Skeena River
- McNeil River
- Ayton Creek
- Ecstall River
- Khyex River
- Gitnadoix River
- Exchamsiks River
- Lakelse River
- Zymoetz River
- Kispiox River
- Shegunia River
- Sicintine River
- Squinguila River
- Sustut River
- Mosque River
- Duti River
- Kluatantan River
- Gossen Creek
- Kasiks River
- Kleanza Creek
- Kwinitsa Creek
- Bulkley River
- Maxan Lake
- Decker Lake
Queen Charlotte Sound watershed[edit]
Douglas Channel watershed[edit]
Dean Channel watershed[edit]
- Kimsquit River
- Dean River
- Burke Channel
- Kwatna Inlet
- Quatlena River
- Kwatna River (via Kwatna Bay)
- Kwatna Inlet
- North Bentinck Arm
- South Bentinck Arm
Queen Charlotte Strait watershed[edit]
Islands of the British Columbia Coast watersheds[edit]
Rivers of Vancouver Island[edit]
Broughton Strait–Queen Charlotte Strait watersheds[edit]
Discovery Passage–Johnstone Strait watersheds[edit]
Gulf of Georgia watersheds[edit]
West Coast of Vancouver Island watersheds[edit]
Alberni Inlet-Barkley Sound[edit]
Clayoquot Sound[edit]
- Cous Creek
- Nahmint River
- Effingham River
- Toquart River
- Kennedy River
- Tofino Creek
- Bedwell River
- Cypress River
- Moyena River
- Atleo River
- Megin River
- Sydney River
- Hesquiat River
- Houston River
- Burman River
Nootka Sound[edit]
Strait of Juan de Fuca watersheds[edit]
Haida Gwaii watersheds[edit]
Bering Sea (Yukon River) watershed[edit]
NB only tributaries of the Yukon River in British Columbia are shown, not those in Yukon or Alaska.
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- Kusawa River
- Hendon River
- Takhini River
- Primrose River
- Partridge Lake
- Bennett Lake
- Lake Lindeman
- Lindeman Creek (from Chilkoot Pass)
- Homan River
- Lake Lindeman
- Tagish Lake
- Taku Arm
- Swanson River
- Fantail River
- Graham Inlet
- Racine Creek
- Tutshi River (from White Pass)
- Atlin Lake
- Surprise Creek
- Surprise Lake
- Torres Channel
- O'Donnel River
- Pike River
- Surprise Creek
- Taku Arm
- Teslin Lake
See also[edit]
- List of rivers of Canada
- List of rivers of the Americas
- List of rivers of British Columbia (alphabetical)
External links[edit]
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