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Slocan River
River in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Slocan River is a 60-kilometre (37 mi) long[2] tributary of the Kootenay River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Kootenay River is a tributary of the Columbia River. Its drainage basin is 3,290 square kilometres (1,270 sq mi) in area.[2]
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Slocan River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Slocan Lake |
Mouth | Kootenay River |
• coordinates | 49°25′N 117°31′W[1] |
Length | 60 km (37 mi)[2] |
Basin size | 3,290 km2 (1,270 sq mi)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Near Crescent Valley[3] |
• average | 89.1 m3/s (3,150 cu ft/s)[3] |
• minimum | 8.5 m3/s (300 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 694 m3/s (24,500 cu ft/s) |
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