Cariboo River
| Cariboo River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cariboo Mountains |
| • location | Cariboo |
| • coordinates | 53°2′20″N 120°29′50″W / 53.03889°N 120.49722°W |
| • elevation | 2,012 m (6,601 ft) |
| Mouth | Quesnel River |
• location | Quesnel Forks, Cariboo |
• coordinates | 52°39′45″N 121°40′32″W / 52.66250°N 121.67556°W |
• elevation | 642 m (2,106 ft) |
| Basin size | 3,260 km2 (1,260 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 93.4 m3/s (3,300 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 7.36 m3/s (260 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 626 m3/s (22,100 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Matthew River, Little River |
| • right | Isaac River |
The Cariboo River is a tributary of the Quesnel River, one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through the Cariboo region of the British Columbia Interior, southeast of Prince George. Above Cariboo Lake it was formerly known as the Swamp River. The name was adopted, and replaced the former names, in 1936 in association with Cariboo Lake.