West Kettle River

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West Kettle River
Bridge Over The KVR - panoramio.jpg
West Kettle River as seen from the Kettle Valley Rail Trail
Location
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Land DistrictSimilkameen Division Yale
Physical characteristics
SourceSt Margaret Lake
  locationNorth of Big White Ski Resort
  coordinates 49°56′56″N118°50′57″W / 49.94889°N 118.84917°W / 49.94889; -118.84917
  elevation1,974 m (6,476 ft) [1]
Mouth Kettle River
  location
Westbridge
  coordinates
49°09′58″N118°58′22″W / 49.16611°N 118.97278°W / 49.16611; -118.97278 Coordinates: 49°09′58″N118°58′22″W / 49.16611°N 118.97278°W / 49.16611; -118.97278
  elevation
625 m (2,051 ft) [2]
Discharge 
  locationAt Westbridge [3]
  average9.24 m3/s (326 cu ft/s) [3]
  minimum0.991 m3/s (35.0 cu ft/s)
  maximum198 m3/s (7,000 cu ft/s)

The West Kettle River is a tributary of the Kettle River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. [4] It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Kettle River is a tributary of the Columbia River.

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Course

The West Kettle River originates in St Margaret Lake [5] the mountains east of Kelowna, near Jubilee Mountain. The river flows generally south, joining the Kettle River near the community of Westbridge.

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References

  1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth.
  2. Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth.
  3. 1 2 "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Retrieved October 19, 2008. Search for Station 08NN003 West Kettle River at Westbridge
  4. "West Kettle River". BC Geographical Names.
  5. "St Margaret Lake". BC Geographical Names.