Morkill River
| Morkill River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Big Shale Hill |
| • location | Park Ranges, Rocky Mountains |
| • coordinates | 53°35′48″N 119°46′29″W / 53.59667°N 119.77472°W |
| • elevation | 1,990 m (6,530 ft) |
| Mouth | Fraser River |
• location | Loos, Robson Valley |
• coordinates | 53°36′45″N 120°42′17″W / 53.61250°N 120.70472°W |
• elevation | 646 m (2,119 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | gage 08KA013 |
| • average | 37.8 m3/s (1,330 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 3.72 m3/s (131 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 420 m3/s (15,000 cu ft/s) |
The Morkill River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The river is named after Dalby Brooks Morkill, an employee of the British Columbia Land Survey. He assayed the Morkill area in 1911 and 1912.