Barrière River (North Thompson River tributary)
The Barrière River (also spelled Barriere 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 north of Kamloops. Its name in Secwepemctsín is St́yelltsecwétkwe.
| Barrière River Barriere River | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | French for "barrier" |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Land District | Kamloops Division Yale |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Shuswap Highland |
| • coordinates | 51°31′N 119°42′W |
| • elevation | 1,568 m (5,144 ft) |
| Mouth | North Thompson River |
• location | Barriere, Thompson Country |
• coordinates | 51°10′26″N 120°8′19″W |
• elevation | 365 m (1,198 ft) |
| Basin size | 1,140 km2 (440 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 14.5 m3/s (510 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.566 m3/s (20.0 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 171 m3/s (6,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | East Barrière River |
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