Homathko River
| Homathko River | |
 Early morning on the Homathko
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| Name origin: From a Mainland Comox word meaning "swift water" | |
| Country | Canada |
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| Province | British Columbia |
| Source | Unnamed lake |
| - location | Coast Mountains |
| - elevation | 2,126 m (6,975 ft) |
| - coordinates | 51°42′39″N 124°36′15″W / 51.71083°N 124.60417°W |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
| - location | Bute Inlet, Coast Mountains |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 50°55′52″N 124°51′37″W / 50.93111°N 124.86028°WCoordinates: 50°55′52″N 124°51′37″W / 50.93111°N 124.86028°W |
| Basin | 5,680 km2 (2,190 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for mouth |
| - average | 269 m3/s (9,500 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 3,140 m3/s (110,888 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 30.0 m3/s (1,059 cu ft/s) |
The Homathko River is one of the major rivers of the southern Coast Mountains of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of the few rivers that penetrates the range from the interior Chilcotin Country to the coastal inlets of the Pacific Ocean. The Homathko River reaches the sea at the head of Bute Inlet adjacent to the mouth of the Southgate River, just to its east.
The Homathko River Valley is one of the most difficult to navigate. The frigid waters make crossing impossible and the valley itself is lined with devil's club. It is also home to many grizzly bears.
The mountains flanking the Homathko River are the highest in the Coast Mountains, and include Mount Waddington west of the river in the Waddington Range and Mount Queen Bess east of the river, adjacent to the Homathko Icefield. Also flanking the Homathko River on the west are the Niut Range, which is in the angle of the Homathko and its main west fork, Mosley Creek, and the Whitemantle Range, which is to the south of the Waddington Range massif, forming the mountainous ridge dividing Bute and Knight Inlets. The Pantheon Range lies west of Mosley Creek and the Niut Range and adjoins the Waddington Range immediately on the north.
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