Bowron River
The Bowron River, also formerly named the Bear River and Reid Creek, is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originates in Bowron Lake Provincial Park of east central British Columbia and flows northwest from the outlet of the Bowron Lakes, then northeast, to join the Fraser River. The river was named after John Bowron, the Gold Commissioner in Barkerville.
| Bowron River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Fraser River |
• coordinates | 54°3′30″N 121°49′35″W |
• elevation | 589 m (1,932 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | gage 08KD007 |
| • average | 64.7 m3/s (2,280 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 8.85 m3/s (313 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 580 m3/s (20,000 cu ft/s) |
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