Beaver River (Columbia River tributary)

This article is about the tributary of the Columbia River in British Columbia. For the tributary of the Liard River in northern British Columbia and the Yukon Territory, see Beaver River (Liard River). For other streams named Beaver River, see Beaver River.

The Beaver River, also known as the Beavermouth Creek or Beaver Creek, is a tributary of the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada, joining that river in the Rocky Mountain Trench northwest of the town of Golden. It enters the Columbia via Kinbasket Lake.

Beaver River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Physical characteristics
Source	Beaver Glacier
• location	Glacier National Park
• coordinates	51°03′36″N 117°17′47″W
Mouth	Columbia River
• location	Kinbasket Lake
• coordinates	51°32′N 117°26′W
Basin size	1,150 km2 (440 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Near the mouth
• average	41.9 m3/s (1,480 cu ft/s)
• minimum	2.08 m3/s (73 cu ft/s)
• maximum	429 m3/s (15,100 cu ft/s)

The Beaver River is the eastern egress from the Rogers Pass and its valley is the route of the Trans-Canada Highway and Canadian Pacific Railway on that side of the pass, and it is located in Glacier National Park. Its lower reaches are officially named Beaver Canyon. The pass between the Beaver River and the Duncan River forms the dividing line between the Selkirks and the Purcell Mountains.

A semi-decommissioned hiking trail follows the Beaver from the Trans-Canada highway for much of its length, including now-abandoned spurs to Copperstain Pass and Glacier Circle. The trail no longer receives maintenance from Parks Canada, which closed remaining stream crossings in 2009.

See also

• List of tributaries of the Columbia River
• List of rivers of British Columbia

External links

• Canadian GeoNames Database entry "Beaver River, British Columbia"
• Location map from Canadian GeoNames Database
• "Beaver Overlook". BC Geographical Names.