Salmo River

Salmo River

The Salmo River is a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Salmo River is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, being a tributary of the Pend d'Oreille River, which flows into the Columbia River.

The river's drainage basin is convert|1300|km2|sqmi in area. Its mean annual discharge is 32.5 cubic meters per second (1,148 cfs). [ [http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/admin/level2/intermtn/plan/pend.pdf Intermountain Subbasin Plan, Pend Oreille] , Northwest Power and Conservation Council]

Course

The Salmo River originates in the mountains south of Nelson. it flows generally south, passing Salmo, British Columbia before joining the Pend d'Oreille River just north of the US-Canada border.

ee also

*List of British Columbia rivers
*Tributaries of the Columbia River

References

*BCGNIS|13647|Salmo River


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