Illecillewaet River
| Illecillewaet River | |
|---|---|
Illecillewaet River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Illecillewaet Glacier |
| • location | Glacier National Park |
| Mouth | Columbia River |
• location | Revelstoke |
• coordinates | 50°58′55″N 118°12′25″W / 50.98194°N 118.20694°W |
| Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,202 km2 (464 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Greeley |
| • average | 53.1 m3/s (1,880 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 3.18 m3/s (112 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 436 m3/s (15,400 cu ft/s) |
The Illecillewaet River /ɪləˈsɪləwət/ is a tributary of the Columbia River located in British Columbia, Canada. Fed by the Illecillewaet Glacier in Glacier National Park, the river flows approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) to the southwest, where it flows into the north end of Upper Arrow Lake at Revelstoke. The river's drainage basin is 1,202 square kilometres (464 sq mi).