库特内河

北美洲河流

库特内河(英语:Kootenay或Kootenai[5],也被称作Flatbow[6])是哥伦比亚河的一条重要支流,流经加拿大卑诗省的东南部和美国西北部的爱达荷州蒙大拿州,全长781千米(485英里),起源于加拿大落基山脉,在卡斯尔加注入哥伦比亚河,最终注入太平洋

库特内河
Kootenay
库特内河一景,位于蒙大拿州利比大坝英语Libby Dam下游
库特内河地图,标出了主要城市与湖泊
别名Kootenai、Flatbow、Swan
国家 加拿大 美国
州/省 卑诗省 蒙大拿州 爱达荷州
流域
源头South flank of Castle Mountain
 • 位置加拿大卑诗省Beaverfoot Range
 • 坐标51°02′21″N 116°26′33″W / 51.03917°N 116.44250°W / 51.03917; -116.44250[1]
 • 海拔2,261米(7,418英尺)[1]
河口哥伦比亚河
 • 位置加拿大卑诗省卡斯尔加
 • 坐标49°19′0″N 117°39′4″W / 49.31667°N 117.65111°W / 49.31667; -117.65111
 • 海拔420米(1,380英尺)[2]
流域面积50,298 km2(19,420 sq mi)[2]
城市利比邦纳斯费里Creston, BCNelson, BC卡斯尔加
本貌
长度780 km(480 mi)
流量 
 • 地点Corra Linn, BC
 • 平均流量782 m3/s(27,600 cu ft/s)[3][4]
 • 最小流量104 m3/s(3,700 cu ft/s)
 • 最大流量4,930 m3/s(174,000 cu ft/s)
特征
左岸支流Palliser River、White RiverBull River麋鹿河Fisher RiverTobacco RiverLake Creek
右岸支流St. Mary River、Yaak River、Moyie River、Goat River、Duncan River、Slocan River
库特内河水系图

参考文献

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Source elevations and coordinates derived from Google Earth using data from Canadian topo maps
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 The Rivers - Stories. Balance of Power. 2007 [September 3, 2008]. (原始内容存档于2011年11月6日). 
  3. ^ Kootenay Lake Outflow Near Corra Linn – Monthly Mean Discharge. HYDAT Archived Hydrometric Data. Environment Canada. 1937–2010 [2011-11-25]. (原始内容存档于2012-04-21). 
  4. ^ Kootenai River Basin - Hydrology. International Alliance for Water Quality and Aquatic Resources. Kootenai River Network, Inc. 2010-03-14 [2010-03-25]. (原始内容存档于2007-09-06). 
  5. ^ 美国地质调查局地名资讯系统:Kootenai River
  6. ^ Palliser, John. Exploration - British North America - the journals, detailed reports, and observations relative to the exploration, by Captain Palliser, of that portion of British North America, which, in latitude, lies between the British boundary line and the height of land or watershed of the northern or .... G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M. Stationery Off. 1863: 162.