The Moose River is a river in
Mount Robson Provincial Park
Mount Robson Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Canadian Rockies with an area of 2,249 km. The park is located entirely within British Columbia, bordering Jasper National Park in Alberta. The B.C. legislature created the park in 191 ...
of
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
. It is the first "river" tributary of the Fraser, entering the Fraser just above the inlet to
Moose Lake, which is along the course of the Fraser and not the Moose.
Course
The Moose River originates about southeast of ''Moose Pass'' and flows southeast for about before turning south at its confluence with Campion Creek. The river flows south briefly before gradually turning from south to southwest over a stretch of about . The river than goes south once again until its confluence with Resplendent Creek, which is almost as big as the river when it joins it, after about . Resplendent Creek was once known as the West Fork Moose River. The river then turns southeast again for another . The last of the river’s course is spent running southwest, under the
Yellowhead Highway
The Yellowhead Highway () is a major interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Winnipeg west to Graham Island off the coast of British Columbia via Saskatoon and Edmonton. It stretches across the four western provinces of Britis ...
and into the Fraser shortly after.
Rainbow Canyon
''Rainbow Canyon'' is a short, long canyon on the lower reaches of the Moose.
Its mouth is located about 0.4 upstream from the Moose River Bridge along the Yellowhead Highway. Within the canyon, the river loses about of elevation.
Tributaries
*Campion Creek
*Steppe Creek
*Upright Creek
*Colonel Creek
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Arctomys Creek
*Resplendent Creek
*McNaughton Creek
See also
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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 ...
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Arctomys Cave
Arctomys Cave is a cave in Trio Mountain above the Moose River Valley in Mount Robson Provincial Park in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. Arctomys Cave has 3496 metres of surveyed passages and has a maximum depth of .
Exploration
Arct ...
References
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Rivers of British Columbia
Tributaries of the Fraser River
Robson Valley
Rivers of the Canadian Rockies
Mount Robson Provincial Park