Quesnel River
| Quesnel River | |
|---|---|
Mule train at the Quesnel River 1868 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Quesnel Lake |
| • location | Likely, British Columbia |
| • coordinates | 52°36′55″N 121°34′23″W / 52.61528°N 121.57306°W |
| • elevation | 724 m (2,375 ft) |
| Mouth | Fraser River |
• location | Quesnel |
• coordinates | 52°58′14″N 122°29′52″W / 52.97056°N 122.49778°W |
• elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,500 km2 (4,400 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Quesnel |
| • average | 238 m3/s (8,400 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 27.8 m3/s (980 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 1,140 m3/s (40,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Mitchell River (Quesnel River) |
The Quesnel River /kwɪˈnɛl/ is a major tributary of the Fraser River in the Cariboo District of central British Columbia. It begins at the outflow of Quesnel Lake, at the town of Likely and flows for about 100 kilometres (60 mi) northwest to its confluence with the Fraser at the city of Quesnel.