McKale River

The McKale River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The river was named in 1913 by surveyor J.A. Walker, after James McKale, a timber cruiser at McBride^[3]

McKale River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Cariboo Land District
Physical characteristics
Source	Park Ranges
• location	Rocky Mountains
• coordinates	53°28′34″N 119°57′21″W[1]
• elevation	1,900 m (6,200 ft)[2]
Mouth	Fraser River
• location	Robson Valley
• coordinates	53°23′51″N 120°20′32″W[3]
• elevation	690 m (2,260 ft)[2]
Discharge
• location	gage 08KA009[4]
• average	8.25 m3/s (291 cu ft/s)[4]
• minimum	0.569 m3/s (20.1 cu ft/s)
• maximum	131 m3/s (4,600 cu ft/s)

Course

The McKale River originates in the Park Ranges of the Rocky Mountains near Interpass Ridge on the continental divide. It flows generally west to join the Fraser River in the Robson Valley portion of the Rocky Mountain Trench, north of McBride.

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia