Bella Coola River
| Bella Coola River | |
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  Mouth of Bella Coola River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Coast Mountains |
| Mouth | North Bentinck Arm |
• location | Burke Channel |
• coordinates | 52°23′23″N 126°46′39″W / 52.38972°N 126.77750°W[1] |
• elevation | 13 m (43 ft)[2] |
| Basin size | 5,009 km2 (1,934 sq mi)[3] |
The Bella Coola River is a major river on the Pacific slope of the
Bella Coola Indian Reserve No. 1 is the location of the main community today of the surviving population of the Nuxalk
who gathered there after depredations by smallpox and colonialization.
Bella Coola is the only town on the mainland of the
Chilcotin Country. It has a vehicular ferry terminal for a special routing from Port Hardy, on northern Vancouver Island
, which also now stops at smaller communities on the inlets and islands in between.
The Bella Coola River is actually only a short stretch of a much larger stream which changes names at various points during its length; it is primarily the
Rainbow Range is immediately north and east of the Atnarko, while beyond it and the Dean River are the Kitimat Ranges
, which correspond to the Pacific Ranges in scope.
The drainage basin of the Bella Coola River and its tributaries is 5,009 square kilometres (1,934 sq mi) in size.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Bella Coola River". BC Geographical Names.
- ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, BCGNIS coordinates, and topographic maps.
- ^ a b Gazetteer of Canada. Vol. British Columbia. Canadian Board on Geographic Names. 1953. p. xv.
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