Vedder River
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The Vedder River, called the Chilliwack River above Vedder Crossing, is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.
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Vedder River Chilliwack River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada, United States |
Province | British Columbia |
State | Washington |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Hannegan Pass |
• coordinates | 48°53′3″N 121°31′42″W[1] |
Mouth | Sumas River |
• coordinates | 49°07′35″N 122°05′54″W[2] |
Length | 80 km (50 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 1,230 km2 (470 sq mi)[3] |
Discharge | |
• average | 77 m3/s (2,700 cu ft/s) |
• minimum | 15 m3/s (530 cu ft/s) |
• maximum | 1,150 m3/s (41,000 cu ft/s) |
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The name Chilliwack comes from the Halkomelem word Tcil'Qe'uk, meaning "valley of many streams".[4]