Alouette River
The Alouette River is a tributary of the Pitt River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
| Alouette River | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth in British Columbia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | New Westminster Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Pitt River |
• coordinates | 49°15′52″N 122°42′31″W |
• elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Haney |
| • average | 5.16 m3/s (182 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.184 m3/s (6.5 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 236 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s) |
The Alouette River was known as the Lillooet River until 1914, at which time its name was changed to avoid confusion with the much larger Lillooet River. The name Alouette, French for "lark", was ostensibly chosen because it sounds similar to Lillooet.
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