Kettle River (Columbia River)

Geobox River
name = Kettle River
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image_size =
image_caption = The River between Monashee Mountains and Okanagan Plateau
country = United States
country1 = Canada
state = Washington
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region_type = Province
region = British Columbia
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city = Grand Forks, BC
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length_imperial = 175
length_note = [ [http://www.bartleby.com/69/87/K03387.html Kettle River] , The Columbia Gazetteer of North America]
watershed_imperial = 4200
watershed_note = [http://www.nwcouncil.org/fw/subbasinplanning/admin/level2/intermtn/plan/29_uprcol_overview.pdf Upper Columbia Subbasin Overview] , p. 29-8; Northwest Power and Conservation Council]
discharge_location = mouth
discharge_imperial = 12000
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source_name = Monashee Mountains
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source_region = British Columbia
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source_country = Canada
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mouth_name = Columbia River
mouth_location = Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake
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mouth_state = Washington
mouth_country = United States
mouth_lat_d = 48
mouth_lat_m = 40
mouth_lat_s = 22
mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 118
mouth_long_m = 6
mouth_long_s = 50
mouth_long_EW = W
mouth_coordinates_note = USGS; Gnis|1521637|Kettle River; retrieved May 4, 2007.]
mouth_elevation_imperial = 1500
mouth_elevation_note = [Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates; retrieved May 4, 2007.]
tributary_left = Granby River
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tributary_right = West Kettle River
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map_size = 300
map_caption = Map of the Kettle River and its two main tributaries Kettle River is a convert|175|mi|km|adj=on tributary of the Columbia River in northeastern Washington in the United States and southeastern British Columbia in Canada. Its drainage basin is convert|4200|sqmi|km2 large, of which convert|3177|sqmi|km2 are in Canada and convert|1023|sqmi|km2 in the United States.

Course

From its source in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia, the Kettle River flows south to Midway, British Columbia. Along the way it is joined by many tributaries, most notably the West Kettle River. Below Midway, the river loops south into the United States, through Ferry County, Washington, before flowing north back into Canada, passing by Grand Forks, British Columbia where the Granby River joins. After flowing east for about convert|10|mi|km|0, the river turns south, entering the United States again. It then flows south, joining the Columbia River near Kettle Falls, Washington. The Columbia River at this point is a large reservoir impounded behind Grand Coulee Dam, called Lake Roosevelt. The Kettle enters the lake at the Columbia's river mile 706.

Natural history

The Kettle River once supported salmon and other anadromous fish. The construction of Grand Coulee Dam, along with Chief Joseph Dam, blocked fish migration up the Columbia and its upper tributaries, including the Kettle River. In addition, Grand Coulee Dam's reservoir, FDR Lake, flooded traditional fishery sites, including Kettle Falls near the mouth of the Kettle River.

History

According to the USGS, the aboriginal name for the river is Ne-hoi-al-pit-kwu.

ee also

* Tributaries of the Columbia River

References