Chilko River
| Chilko River | |
 Chilko River and cliffs made of lava flows and ash beds from former extensive volcanic activity in this region.
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| Country | Canada |
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| Province | British Columbia |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Taseko River |
| Source | Chilko Lake |
| - location | Chilcotin Plateau |
| - elevation | 1,166 m (3,825 ft) |
| - coordinates | 51°37′33″N 124°8′30″W / 51.62583°N 124.14167°W |
| Mouth | Chilcotin River |
| - location | Upstream from Bull Canyon |
| - elevation | 739 m (2,425 ft) |
| - coordinates | 52°5′47″N 123°27′37″W / 52.09639°N 123.46028°WCoordinates: 52°5′47″N 123°27′37″W / 52.09639°N 123.46028°W |
| Length | 75 km (47 mi) |
| Basin | 6,880 km2 (2,656 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for near mouth |
| - average | 88.2 m3/s (3,115 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 482 m3/s (17,022 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 7.79 m3/s (275 cu ft/s) |
The Chilko River is a 75-kilometre-long (47 mi) river in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing northeast from Chilko Lake to the Chilcotin River. Its main tributary is the Taseko River.
The Chilko is the Chilcotin River's main tributary. In fact at their confluence the Chilko River is quite a bit larger than the Chilcotin. It is also the main reason why the lower reaches of the Chilcotin are very silty. The Chilko gets most of its silt from the Taseko River, which joins it a few kilometers above the Chilko's mouth.
The name derives from the Chilcotin language name Tŝilhqóx, meaning "ochre river". The related name of the Chilcotin River is from that of the Tsilhqot'in people, meaning "people of the ochre river".
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