Morkill River

The Morkill River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Morkill River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Cariboo Land District
Physical characteristics
Source	Big Shale Hill
• location	Park Ranges, Rocky Mountains
• coordinates	53°35′48″N 119°46′29″W[1]
• elevation	1,990 m (6,530 ft)[2]
Mouth	Fraser River
• location	Loos, Robson Valley
• coordinates	53°36′45″N 120°42′17″W[3]
• elevation	646 m (2,119 ft)[2]
Discharge
• location	gage 08KA013[4]
• average	37.8 m3/s (1,330 cu ft/s)[4]
• minimum	3.72 m3/s (131 cu ft/s)
• maximum	420 m3/s (15,000 cu ft/s)

The river is named after Dalby Brooks Morkill, an employee of the British Columbia Land Survey. He assayed the Morkill area in 1911 and 1912.^[5]

Course

The Morkill River originates at Big Shale Hill in the Park Ranges of the Rocky Mountains near Interpass Ridge on the continental divide. It flows generally west through the mountains, collecting many tributaries including Cushing Creek, Forgetmenot Creek, and Hellroaring Creek.^[6] The Morkill turns southwest as it enters the Rocky Mountain Trench. It joins the Fraser River at Loos, in the Robson Valley portion of the Rocky Mountain Trench.

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia