Chilko River
The Chilko River is a 75-kilometre-long (47 mi) river in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing northeast from Chilko Lake to the Chilcotin River. Its main tributary is the Taseko River.
| Chilko River Tsilhqox | |
|---|---|
Chilko River and cliffs made of lava flows and ash beds from former extensive volcanic activity in this region. | |
| Native name | Tŝilhqóx (Chilcotin) |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chilko Lake |
| • location | Chilcotin Plateau |
| • coordinates | 51°37′33″N 124°8′30″W |
| • elevation | 1,166 m (3,825 ft) |
| Mouth | Chilcotin River |
• location | Upstream from Bull Canyon |
• coordinates | 52°5′47″N 123°27′37″W |
• elevation | 739 m (2,425 ft) |
| Length | 75 km (47 mi) |
| Basin size | 6,880 km2 (2,660 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near mouth |
| • average | 88.2 m3/s (3,110 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 7.79 m3/s (275 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 482 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Taseko River |
The Chilko is the Chilcotin River's main tributary. In fact at their confluence the Chilko River is much larger than the Chilcotin. It is also the main reason why the lower reaches of the Chilcotin are very silty. The Chilko gets most of its silt from the Taseko River, which joins it a few kilometers above the Chilko's mouth.
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