Pasayten River






















Pasayten River
Countries

United States, Canada
State

Washington
Province

British Columbia


Source
Confluence of the West and Middle Forks
Mouth

Similkameen River
 - coordinates

49°9′25″N 120°34′50″W / 49.15694°N 120.58056°W / 49.15694; -120.58056Coordinates: 49°9′25″N 120°34′50″W / 49.15694°N 120.58056°W / 49.15694; -120.58056

Discharge
for Above Calcite Creek
 - average
7.75 m3/s (274 cu ft/s) [1]
 - max
114 m3/s (4,026 cu ft/s)
 - min
0.28 m3/s (10 cu ft/s)

The Pasayten River is a tributary of the Similkameen River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.[2]
The Pasayten River is part of the Columbia River drainage basin, being a tributary of the Similkameen River, which flows into the Okanagan River, which flows into the Columbia River.




Contents





  • 1 Course

    • 1.1 West Fork


    • 1.2 Middle Fork


    • 1.3 East Fork


    • 1.4 Mainstream



  • 2 Tributaries

    • 2.1 Tributaries in the US


    • 2.2 Tributaries in Canada



  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




Course


The Pasayten River originates in the North Cascades part of the Cascade Range. It flows generally north through the Pasayten Wilderness and across the international boundary.



West Fork


The West Fork Pasayten River originates on the north slopes of Slate Peak and flows north until it reaches Three Forks, where it and the Middle Fork converge to form the Pasayten River Proper. Rock Creek also joins here, which makes the name "Three Forks" very appealing to not only the three way confluence, but to the nearby cabin.



Middle Fork


The Middle Fork Pasayten River originates in Slate Pass and flows north until it reaches Three Forks, where it and the West Fork converge to form the Pasayten River Proper.



East Fork


The East Fork Pasayten River originates at Dollar Watch Pass and flows west, picking up the outlet stream from Big Hidden Lake just over halfway to its eventual meeting with the mainstream of the Pasayten just upstream from the Canada/United States border.



Mainstream


The Pasayten River Proper begins at Three Forks, where the West and Middle Forks converge to form the mainstream. The Pasayten, prior to crossing the border, is joined by the East Fork. The river, after crossing the border, continues to flow north. The Pasayten River flows just east of E. C. Manning Provincial Park before joining the Similkameen River.



Tributaries



Tributaries in the US










Tributaries in Canada


  • Peeve Creek

  • Calcite Creek


See also


  • List of rivers of Washington

  • List of British Columbia rivers

  • Tributaries of the Columbia River


References




  1. ^ "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on April 30, 2006. Retrieved October 19, 2008..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em Search for Station 08NL069 Pasayten River above Calcite Creek


  2. ^ "Pasayten River". BC Geographical Names.









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