Bridge River
River in British Columbia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bridge River is an approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) long river in southern British Columbia. It flows south-east from the Coast Mountains.[2] Until 1961, it was a major tributary of the Fraser River, entering that stream about six miles upstream from the town of Lillooet; its flow, however, was near-completely diverted into Seton Lake with the completion of the Bridge River Power Project, with the water now entering the Fraser just south of Lillooet as a result.
Bridge River | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
District | Lillooet Land District |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Coast Mountains |
• coordinates | 50°47′N 122°13′W[1] |
Mouth | Fraser River |
• coordinates | 50°45′N 121°56′W[1] |
Length | 120 km (75 mi) |
The Bridge River hydroelectric complex, operated by BC Hydro, consists of three successive dams, providing water for four hydro power plants with the total rated power of total 492 megawatts.[2]