Moonbeam Creek (British Columbia)
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| Moonbeam Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the creek in British Columbia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Region | British Columbia Interior |
| Regional District | Thompson-Nicola |
| Land District | Kamloops Division Yale |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed slope |
| • coordinates | 52°24′57″N 118°58′11″W / 52.415966499076326°N 118.96973373369383°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,460 m (8,070 ft)[2] |
| Mouth | North Thompson River |
• coordinates | 52°27′39″N 119°08′16″W / 52.46083°N 119.13778°W[3] |
• elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Pacific Ocean drainage basin |
Moonbeam Creek is a stream in Thompson-Nicola Regional District in the Interior region of British Columbia, Canada.[1][3] It is in the Pacific Ocean drainage basin and is a left tributary of the North Thompson River. The nearest communities to the mouth of the creek on British Columbia Highway 5 are Blue River 40 kilometres (25 mi) south and Valemount 50 kilometres (31 mi) north; the mouth of the creek is just downstream of confluence of the North Thompson River and the Albreda River, where the North Thompson River turns 90° right and heads south.[1][3]