McLennan River
River in British Columbia, Canada
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The McLennan River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia. The river was named after an engineer on one of the Canadian Pacific Railway surveys in the 1870s.[3]
| McLennan River | |
|---|---|
  Location of river's mouth in British Columbia  McLennan River (Canada) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Cariboo Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | McLennan Glacier |
| • location | Premier Range |
| • coordinates | 52°49′20″N 119°33′27″W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,175 m (7,136 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | Fraser River |
• location | Tête Jaune Cache, Robson Valley |
• coordinates | 52°57′58″N 119°27′43″W[3] |
• elevation | 727 m (2,385 ft)[2] |
Basin size | 534 km2 (206 sq mi)[4] |
Course
The McLennan River originates in the Premier Range, flowing from McLennan Glacier between Mount Stanley Baldwin and Mount Arthur Meighen. The river flows east out of the mountains into the Rocky Mountain Trench near Valemount. Then it turns northwest, flowing through the Rocky Mountain Trench, picking up tributary streams flowing from the Selwyn Range to the east and the Premier Range to the west. It joins the Fraser River at Tête Jaune Cache.
