Anstey River

The Anstey River is a 30-kilometre-long (19 mi) river in the Interior region of British Columbia, Canada. It flows roughly north to south from the Monashee range of the Columbia Mountains, and drains into Anstey Arm on Shuswap Lake.^[1] The Anstey River drainage covers 24,000 hectares (59,000 acres) and is uninhabited.^[2] The river was named for Francis Senior Anstey, who operated one of the first major logging operations in the area.^[1] The lower river and its delta are protected within Anstey Hunakwa Provincial Park.^[3]

Anstey River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Land District	Kamloops Division Yale
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Columbia Mountains
Mouth
• location	Shuswap Lake
• coordinates	51°07′51″N 118°53′58″W
Length	30 km (19 mi)
Basin size	24,000 ha (59,000 acres)

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia