McLennan River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids McLennan River |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | McLennan Glacier Premier Range 2,175 m (7,136 ft) 52°49′20″N 119°33′27″W / 52.82222°N 119.55750°W |
| River mouth | Fraser River Tête Jaune Cache, Robson Valley 727 m (2,385 ft) 52°57′58″N 119°27′43″W / 52.96611°N 119.46194°W |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 534 km2 (206 sq mi) |
The McLennan River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Robson Valley region of British Columbia. The river was named after an engineer on one of the Canadian Pacific Railway surveys in the 1870s.
Course
The McLennan River originates in the Premier Range, flowing from McLennan Glacier between Mount Stanley Baldwin and Mount Arthur Meighen. The river flows east out of the mountains into the Rocky Mountain Trench near Valemount. Then it turns northwest, flowing through the Rocky Mountain Trench, picking up tributary streams flowing from the Selwyn Range to the east and the Premier Range to the west. It joins the Fraser River at Tête Jaune Cache.
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