Doré River

Doré River
Map
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceCariboo Mountains
 • coordinates53°5′3″N 120°24′46″W / 53.08417°N 120.41278°W / 53.08417; -120.41278[2]
 • elevation2,145 m (7,037 ft)[3]
MouthFraser River
 • location
Robson Valley
 • coordinates
53°20′4″N 120°11′38″W / 53.33444°N 120.19389°W / 53.33444; -120.19389[4]
 • elevation
686 m (2,251 ft)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationgage 08KA001[1]
 • average14.1 m3/s (500 cu ft/s)[1]
 • minimum0.592 m3/s (20.9 cu ft/s)
 • maximum131 m3/s (4,600 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.[4]

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. ^ a b "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2013. Search for Station 08KA001 Dore River near McBride
  2. ^ Derived using topographic maps and TopoQuest.
  3. ^ a b Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates.
  4. ^ a b "Doré River". BC Geographical Names.


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