Raft River (British Columbia)

For other places with the same name, see Raft River and Raft River (Washington).

The Raft River is a tributary of the North Thompson River, one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through the Shuswap Highland region southeast of Wells Gray Provincial Park. Most of the Raft River's watershed lies outside the boundaries of Wells Gray, except for some of the headwaters of the West Raft River tributary.

Raft River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Land District	Kamloops Division Yale
Physical characteristics
Source	Columbia Mountains
Mouth	North Thompson River
• location	east of Clearwater, Thompson Country
• coordinates	51°37′55″N 119°59′32″W
• elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Length	78 km (48 mi)
Basin size	764 km2 (295 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	mouth
• average	15.2 m3/s (540 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.283 m3/s (10.0 cu ft/s)
• maximum	142 m3/s (5,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	West Raft River

Course

The Raft River originates in the Columbia Mountains between Wells Gray Provincial Park and the North Thompson River, south of the Blue River and southwest of the town of Blue River. It flows generally south through the Shuswap Highland to join the North Thompson River just east of Clearwater.

As the Raft River flows south it is joined by tributaries such as Richie Creek, Stratton Creek, Maxwell Creek, West Raft River, Blowhole Creek, Moilliet Creek, McCorvie Creek, and Willis Creek.

See also

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