Wood River (British Columbia)
- Wood River (British Columbia)
The Wood River is a tributary of the Columbia River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The river's lower reach is flooded by Mica Dam on the Columbia River, until its inundation the river was formerly a tributary of the Canoe River. The lower Wood River is called Wood Reach, which is connected to Canoe Reach, the flooded lower portion of the Canoe River. Both are part of the Mica Dam's reservoir, Kinbasket Lake.
Course
The Wood River originates in Fortress Lake in Hamber Provincial Park. Its headwater streams drain the western slope of the Continental Divide. The Wood River flows generally southwest to join the Canoe and Columbia Rivers in Kinbasket Lake.
History
In 1811 David Thompson crossed the Continental Divide at Athabasca Pass and descended the Wood River to reach the Columbia River. His party built a boat at Boat Encampment, located near the confluences of the Wood, Canoe, and Columbia Rivers. [BCGNIS|52160|Boat Encampment]
ee also
*List of British Columbia rivers
*Tributaries of the Columbia River
References
*BCGNIS|24001|Wood River
*BCGNIS|23954|Wood Arm
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