Swiftcurrent Creek (British Columbia)

Swiftcurrent Creek is a river in Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia.[3] It is a tributary of the Fraser River, entering the Fraser about 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) below the mouth of the Robson River.

For the river in Saskatchewan, see Swift Current Creek.
Swiftcurrent Creek
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceSwiftcurrent Glacier
 • locationMount Robson Provincial Park
 • coordinates53°09′21″N 119°18′06″W
 • elevation6,294 ft (1,918 m)[1]
MouthFraser River
 • location
Mount Robson Provincial Park
 • coordinates
53°00′46″N 119°16′22″W
 • elevation
2,615 ft (797 m)[2]

Course

Swiftcurrent Creek originates at the toe of the Swiftcurrent Glacier and flows about 3 kilometres (2 mi) southwest. During that time it flows through two small glacier lakes. At the outlet of the second lake the creek, quite large already, plunges down a headwall into the valley below, forming unofficially-named Swiftcurrent Falls, one of the higher waterfalls in Canada. The creek continues southwest for another 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi). The creek then turns southeast for about 10 kilometres (6 mi) until its confluence with the Fraser. There is about a 6-kilometre (4 mi) long stretch just after the creek turns southeast where the creek bed is wide and the creek runs through the middle. Bordering the creek on both sides are some swamp-like sections that some of the flow from the creek enters before re-entering the mainstream further downstream.

The Yellowhead Highway crosses the creek about 0.5 kilometres (0.3 mi) above its mouth. The creek is not entirely within Mount Robson Park; shortly above the bridge over the creek on the Yellowhead Highway the creek leaves the boundaries of the park.

See also

References
  1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth.
  2. Mouth elevation derived from Google Earth.
  3. "Swiftcurrent Creek". BC Geographical Names.
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