The Continental Divide of the Americas is the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas. The Continental Divide extends from the Bering Strait to the Strait of Magellan, and separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain into the Atlantic and Arctic Ocean, including those that drain into the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and Hudson Bay.
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854 mi), into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual discharge at its mouth is 112 cubic kilometres (27 cu mi) or 3,550 cubic metres per second (125,000 cu ft/s), and each year it discharges about 20 million tons of sediment into the ocean.
North Thompson Oxbows Manteau Provincial Park is a provincial park in Thompson-Nicola Regional District in the Interior region of British Columbia, Canada. The park was established on April 30, 1996, and has an area of 515 hectares. It protects "…floodplain wetlands, numerous oxbow lakes, sandbars, back channels, levees, along the glacier-fed North Thompson River." There are no camping or day-use facilities.
The Mount Meager massif is a group of volcanic peaks in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Part of the Cascade Volcanic Arc of western North America, it is located 150 km (93 mi) north of Vancouver at the northern end of the Pemberton Valley and reaches a maximum elevation of 2,680 m (8,790 ft). The massif is capped by several eroded volcanic edifices, including lava domes, volcanic plugs and overlapping piles of lava flows; these form at least six major summits including Mount Meager which is the second highest of the massif.
Loss Creek is a river in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located on southern Vancouver Island, it flows through a long, steep-sided valley to the Strait of Juan de Fuca on the Pacific Ocean.
The Depot River is a tributary of the Big Black River, flowing in the townships T12 R17 Wels, T13 R16 Wels and T14 R15 Wels, in the Aroostook County in North Maine Woods in Maine, in United States.
The Plamondon Creek is a tributary of the Plamondon Bay located in the western part of the Gouin Reservoir. This stream runs entirely in forest zone in the town of La Tuque, in the administrative region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada.
Percy Creek is a stream in the southeastern part of the District of North Vancouver in the Lower Mainland part of British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Pacific Ocean drainage basin and is a right tributary of Indian Arm.
Moonbeam Creek is a stream in Thompson-Nicola Regional District in the Interior region of British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Pacific Ocean drainage basin and is a left tributary of the North Thompson River. The nearest communities to the mouth of the creek on British Columbia Highway 5 are Blue River 40 kilometres (25 mi) south and Valemount 50 kilometres (31 mi) north; the mouth of the creek is just downstream of confluence of the North Thompson River and the Albreda River, where the North Thompson River turns 90° right and heads south.
The Albreda River is a river in Thompson-Nicola Regional District and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George in the Interior region of British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Pacific Ocean drainage basin and is a left tributary of the North Thompson River. The nearest communities to the mouth of the creek on British Columbia Highway 5 are Blue River 42 kilometres (26 mi) south and Valemount 48 kilometres (30 mi) north; the mouth of the river is at a point where the North Thompson River, arriving downstream from its source, turns 90° right and heads south.
Albreda Lake is a lake in Thompson-Nicola Regional District in the Interior region of British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Pacific Ocean drainage basin.
Running Creek is a stream in the municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is a left distributary of the Chenail Ecarté, is a tributary of the North Sydenham River, and is part of the Great Lakes Basin.
Silver Lake Creek is a short stream in Tay Valley, Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It flows from Silver Lake to the Fall River and is in the Ottawa River drainage basin.
Wesleys Creek is a stream in Central Frontenac, Frontenac County, and Tay Valley, Lanark County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It flows to Silver Lake and is in the Ottawa River drainage basin.
Straggle Creek is a stream in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County in Central Ontario, Canada. It is a right tributary of Allen Creek and is in the Ottawa River drainage basin.
Allen Creek is a stream in the municipality of Dysart et al, Haliburton County in Central Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of Benoir Lake and is in the Ottawa River drainage basin.
Potter Creek is a stream in the Unorganized South Part of Nipissing District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is a tributary of Canoe Lake, is in the Lake Huron drainage basin, and lies within Algonquin Provincial Park.
Jack Elliott Creek is a river in the Renfrew Land District of British Columbia, Canada. Located on southern Vancouver Island, it flows from its source to its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek.
Noyse Creek is a river in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located on southern Vancouver Island, it flows from its source to its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek. The upper reaches of the creek were originally logged in 1967-1975 and replanted. The surrounding forest is now a prime example of a 50-year old second growth eco-system.
Gain Creek is a river in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. Located on southern Vancouver Island, it flows from its source to its mouth as a right tributary of Loss Creek.
