The Cassiar River is a
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the
Turnagain River
The Turnagain River is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is a tributary of the Kechika River.
It was named the Turn-Again River by Samuel Black of the Hudson's Bay Company, who in 1824 journeyed to the river before turning b ...
in far northern British Columbia, flowing north to join the latter river southeast of
Cry Lake. Its name is a reference to the
Cassiar Land District
Cassiar Land District is a cadastral survey subdivision of the province of British Columbia, Canada, created with rest of those on Mainland British Columbia via the Lands Act of the Colony of British Columbia (1858–1866), Colony of British Columb ...
, which it flows through the middle of and was the setting of the
Cassiar Gold Rush
The Cassiar Country, also referred to simply as the Cassiar, is a historical geographic region of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The Cassiar is located in the northwest portion of British Columbia, just to the northeast of the Stikine ...
of the 1870s.
See also
*
Cassiar (disambiguation)
Cassiar may refer to:
* Cassiar, British Columbia, a ghost town in northern British Columbia
* Stewart-Cassiar Highway, the northwesternmost highway in British Columbia
* Cassiar Mountains, in northern British Columbia and southern Yukon
* Cassia ...
*
List of rivers of British Columbia
The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by drainage basin, watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance
(See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers ). Also includ ...
References
Rivers of British Columbia
Cassiar Country
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