Bridge River

This article is about the river. For locations and other things named for the river, see Bridge River (disambiguation).
Bridge River
The Bridge River in Horseshoe Canyon, near Moha
Native nameXwisten
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictLillooet Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceCoast Mountains
 • locationBridge Glacier
 • coordinates50°51′N 123°28′W / 50.850°N 123.467°W / 50.850; -123.467
MouthFraser River
 • coordinates
50°45′N 121°56′W / 50.750°N 121.933°W / 50.750; -121.933
Length120 km (75 mi)
Basin size4,660 km2 (1,800 sq mi)

The Bridge River is a river in southern British Columbia, Canada. It flows south-east from the Coast Mountains. Until 1961, it was a major tributary of the Fraser River, entering that stream about six miles upstream from the town of Lillooet; its flow, however, was near-completely diverted into Seton Lake with the completion of the Bridge River Power Project, with most of the river's water now entering the Fraser just south of Lillooet as a result. The Bridge River hydroelectric complex, operated by BC Hydro, consists of three successive dams, providing water for four hydro power plants with the total rated power of total 492 megawatts.

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