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Blueberry River |
Canada, BC, Kootenay Land |
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Known to explorer David Thompson in 1807 as Portage Creek, in 1811 another fur company explorer, Alexander Henry the younger, named it the "Blaeberry Torrent", after the abundant berry bushes seen lining its bank (these were likely huckleberries) - "Blae" is Scots language for "blue". |
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Length: | 60 | [km] | Road Access: | Highway 93 | |
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| Source : | Canadian Rockies | |
Lattitude: | 51.70 |
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Longitude: | -116.70 | |
Elevation: | 1520 | [m] | Location: | Canadian Rockies | |
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| Mouth : | Columbia River | |
Lattitude: | 51.40 | |
Longitude: | -117.10 | |
Elevation: | 770 | [m] |
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Tributary | Lat/Lon | | | Connected | |
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Breaker Creek | 51.7 -116.7 | | Source | |
Columbia River | 47.8 -120.9 | | Mouth | |
Ensign Creek | 51.7 -116.7 | | Source | |
Hedberg Creek | 51.4 -117.0 | | Source | |
Mummery Creek | 51.7 -116.8 | | Source | |
Polecabin Creek | 51.5 -117.0 | | Source | |
Split Creek | 51.5 -116.8 | | Source | |
Willowbank Creek | 51.5 -117.0 | | Source | |
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Tributary | Lat/Lon | | | Connected | |
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Collie Creek | 51.7 -116.7 | | Source | |
Ebon Creek | 51.8 -116.7 | | Source | |
Goat Mountain Creek | 51.4 -117.0 | | Source | |
Martin Creek | 51.6 -116.8 | | Source | |
Parapet Creek | 51.7 -116.7 | | Source | |
Redburn Creek | 51.5 -117.0 | | Source | |
Wildcat Creek | 51.7 -116.7 | | Source | |
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