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[[Image:Coquihalla River.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Coquihalla River, just outside Hope, British Columbia]]
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The '''Coquihalla River''' ({{pronEng|ˌkoʊkwɪˈhælə}}) is located in the [[Cascade Mountains]] near the town of [[Hope, British Columbia]]. It empties into the [[Fraser River]] at Hope.
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''Kw'ikw'iya:la'' in the Halq'emeylem language of the [[Stó:lō]], is a place name meaning "stingy container". It refers specifically to a fishing rock near the mouth of what is now known as the Coquihalla River. This rock is a good platform for spearing salmon. According to Stó:lō oral history, the ''skw'exweq'' (water babies, underwater people) who inhabit a pool close by the rock, would swim out and pull the salmon off the spears, allowing only certain fisherman to catch the salmon.
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| discharge1_location= near [[Hope, British Columbia|Hope]]<ref name=wsc>{{cite web |title=Archived Hydrometric Data Search |publisher=Water Survey of Canada |url=http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/applications/H2O/HydromatD-eng.cfm |archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20101224123010/http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/applications/H2O/HydromatD-eng.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 December 2010 |accessdate=16 August 2013 }} Search for Station 08MF068 Coquihalla River above Alexander Creek</ref>
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The '''Coquihalla River''' (originally {{IPAc-en|local|ˌ|k|ɒ|k|ɪ|ˈ|h|æ|l|ə}} or more recently and popularly {{IPAc-en|ˌ|k|oʊ|k|ɪ|ˈ|h|æ|l|ə}}<ref>{{Citation| author = The Canadian Press| author-link = The Canadian Press| title = The Canadian Press Stylebook| place = Toronto| publisher = [[The Canadian Press]]| edition = 18th| year = 2017}}</ref>) is a tributary of the [[Fraser River]] in the [[Cascade Mountains]] of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]]. It originates in the [[Coquihalla Lakes]] and empties into the [[Fraser River]] at [[Hope, British Columbia|Hope]].


The Coquihalla River forms the northern boundary of two portions of the Cascades, the [[Skagit Range]] and the [[Hozameen Range]].<ref name=beckey/><ref>{{cite web |title= Skagit Range, Canadian 1:50K topographic maps |format= map |publisher= TopoQuest.com |url= http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=49.33522&lon=-121.37890&datum=nad83&zoom=16&map=50k&coord=d&mode=pan&size=l |accessdate= 17 August 2013}}</ref> The river flows through a deep, narrow valley, dropping {{convert|3400|ft|m}} in {{convert|33|mi|km}}, a tumultuous course that creates an incessant roar.<ref name=beckey>{{cite book |last= Beckey |first= Fred |author-link= Fred Beckey |title= [[Cascade Alpine Guide]]: Climbing and High Routes: Rainy Pass to Fraser River |edition= 3rd |year= 2009 |publisher= [[The Mountaineers (club)|The Mountaineers]] |isbn= 978-0-89886-423-6 |pages= 185}}</ref>
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The [[British Columbia Highway 5|Coquihalla Highway]], which runs from Hope to [[Kamloops]], derives its name from running alongside this river between Hope and the toll booth about 50 km away.


''Kw'ikw'iyá:la'' in the [[Halkomelem language]] of the ''[[Stó:lō]]'', is a place name meaning "stingy container" or "stingy place". It refers specifically to a deep pool named ''Skw'éxweq'' or ''Skw'exwáq'', near the mouth of what is now known as the Coquihalla River. The ''Stó:lō'' would go to this pool to spear [[Catostomidae|suckerfish]], which were plentiful there. According to ''Stó:lō'' oral history, the ''s'ó:lmexw'' (black-haired, 2-foot tall, dark-skinned underwater people) would grab the spears, preventing fish from being caught. Thus they were stingy with the fish. There were two other pools in the rivers where this was said to happen.<ref name="Galloway2009">{{cite book|last=Galloway|first=Brent Douglas|title=Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zvrdVG44R-IC&pg=PA192|accessdate=16 August 2013|year=2009|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-94518-0|page=192}}</ref>
Portions of the motion picture, ''[[First Blood]]'' were filmed here.

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The [[British Columbia Highway 5|Coquihalla Highway]], which runs from Hope to [[Kamloops]], derives its name from running alongside this river between Hope and the site of a former toll booth about {{convert|50|km|mi}} away. Portions of the motion picture ''[[First Blood]]'' were filmed there.

==Further reading==
Physiography.{{sfn|Fisheries and Oceans Canada|1999|p=230 (2-203)}}
Fisheries Resource.{{sfn|Fisheries and Oceans Canada|1999|p=231 (2-204)}}
Activities and Land Use.{{sfn|Fisheries and Oceans Canada|1999|p=231 (2-204)}}
Watershed Planning Issues.{{sfn|Fisheries and Oceans Canada|1999|p=232 (2-205)}}
Tributaries.{{sfn|Fisheries and Oceans Canada|1999|p=473 (A1-2)}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of British Columbia rivers]]
*[[List of rivers of British Columbia]]
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* [[List of tributaries of the Fraser River]]
* [[Zoa Peak]]
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{{commons category|Coquihalla River}}

==Footnotes==
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==References==
==References==
* {{Cite report | url=https://waves-vagues.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library-bibliotheque/240006.pdf#page=230 |author=Fisheries and Oceans Canada |title=Lower Fraser Valley Stream Review, Vol. 1 |year=1999 |website=dfo-mpo.gc.ca}}
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*{{BCGNIS|13022|Coquihalla River}}


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[[Category:Tributaries of the Fraser River]]
[[Category:Canyons and gorges of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Canyons and gorges of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Lower Mainland]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Lower Mainland]]
[[Category:Canadian Cascades]]
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[[Category:Tributaries of the Fraser River]]
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Latest revision as of 23:13, 9 July 2024

Coquihalla River
The Coquihalla River, just outside Hope, British Columbia
Map
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictYale Division Yale Land District
Physical characteristics
MouthFraser River
 • location
Hope, Cascade Mountains
 • coordinates
49°23′36″N 121°26′21″W / 49.39333°N 121.43917°W / 49.39333; -121.43917[2]
 • elevation
38 m (125 ft)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Hope[1]
 • average29.8 m3/s (1,050 cu ft/s)[1]
 • minimum3.00 m3/s (106 cu ft/s)
 • maximum650 m3/s (23,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNicolum River

The Coquihalla River (originally locally /ˌkɒkɪˈhælə/ or more recently and popularly /ˌkoʊkɪˈhælə/[4]) is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Cascade Mountains of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It originates in the Coquihalla Lakes and empties into the Fraser River at Hope.

The Coquihalla River forms the northern boundary of two portions of the Cascades, the Skagit Range and the Hozameen Range.[5][6] The river flows through a deep, narrow valley, dropping 3,400 feet (1,000 m) in 33 miles (53 km), a tumultuous course that creates an incessant roar.[5]

Kw'ikw'iyá:la in the Halkomelem language of the Stó:lō, is a place name meaning "stingy container" or "stingy place". It refers specifically to a deep pool named Skw'éxweq or Skw'exwáq, near the mouth of what is now known as the Coquihalla River. The Stó:lō would go to this pool to spear suckerfish, which were plentiful there. According to Stó:lō oral history, the s'ó:lmexw (black-haired, 2-foot tall, dark-skinned underwater people) would grab the spears, preventing fish from being caught. Thus they were stingy with the fish. There were two other pools in the rivers where this was said to happen.[7]

The Coquihalla Highway, which runs from Hope to Kamloops, derives its name from running alongside this river between Hope and the site of a former toll booth about 50 kilometres (31 mi) away. Portions of the motion picture First Blood were filmed there.

Further reading

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Physiography.[8] Fisheries Resource.[9] Activities and Land Use.[9] Watershed Planning Issues.[10] Tributaries.[11]

See also

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coquihalla River.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2013. Search for Station 08MF068 Coquihalla River above Alexander Creek
  2. ^ "Coquihalla River". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates.
  4. ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  5. ^ a b Beckey, Fred (2009). Cascade Alpine Guide: Climbing and High Routes: Rainy Pass to Fraser River (3rd ed.). The Mountaineers. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-89886-423-6.
  6. ^ "Skagit Range, Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  7. ^ Galloway, Brent Douglas (2009). Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem. University of California Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-520-94518-0. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  8. ^ Fisheries and Oceans Canada 1999, p. 230 (2-203).
  9. ^ a b Fisheries and Oceans Canada 1999, p. 231 (2-204).
  10. ^ Fisheries and Oceans Canada 1999, p. 232 (2-205).
  11. ^ Fisheries and Oceans Canada 1999, p. 473 (A1-2).

References

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