Nazko River
| Nazko River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fraser Plateau |
| Mouth | West Road River |
• location | Fraser Plateau |
• coordinates | 53°7′36″N 123°34′0″W / 53.12667°N 123.56667°W |
• elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | above Michelle Creek |
| • average | 4.90 m3/s (173 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 0.106 m3/s (3.7 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 88.0 m3/s (3,110 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Clisbako River |
| • right | Snaking River |
The Nazko River is a tributary of the West Road River, one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through the Fraser Plateau region west of Quesnel.
The name "Nazko" comes from Ndazkoh (Ndaz – meaning ″from the south″ and koh – meaning ″River″) a Dakelh (Carrier) word meaning "river flowing from the south".