McKale River
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| McKale River | |
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| 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 / 53.47611°N 119.95583°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 / 53.39750°N 120.34222°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) |
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]
