Slocan River
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| name = Slocan River
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| image = Wide Slocan River - panoramio.jpg
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Canada
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| subdivision_name2 = British Columbia
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| subdivision_name3 = Kootenay Land District
| length = {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| discharge1_min = {{convert|8.5|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|89.1|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title= Archived Hydrometric Data Search |publisher= Water Survey of Canada |url= http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/hydat/H2O/index_e.cfm?cname=main_e.cfm |access-date= October 19, 2008 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060430000049/http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/hydat/H2O/index_e.cfm?cname=main_e.cfm |archive-date= April 30, 2006 |df= }} Search for Station 08NJ013 Slocan River near Crescent Valley
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| source1 = Slocan Lake
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| mouth = Kootenay River
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| basin_size = {{convert|3290|km2|abbr=on}}
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The Slocan River is a {{convert|37|mi|km|adj=on|order=flip}} long{{cite web | title = The Rivers - Stories | publisher = Balance of Power | date = 2007 | url = http://virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Hydro/en/stories/rivers.php | access-date = September 3, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111106161101/http://virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Hydro/en/stories/rivers.php | archive-date = November 6, 2011 | df = }} tributary of the Kootenay River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is part of the Columbia River basin, as the Kootenay River is a tributary of the Columbia River. Its drainage basin is {{convert|3290|km2|sqmi}} in area.
Course
The Slocan River originates at the south end of Slocan Lake{{BCGNIS|22412|Slocan River}} and flows south past Slocan and Winlaw to join the Kootenay River near Shoreacres, about halfway between Castlegar and Nelson. The route includes a mixture of broad flatwater, lazy meanders, gentle flows and, on the lowest section, a few rapids.
See also
- List of rivers of British Columbia
- Tributaries of the Columbia River
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References
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Category:Rivers of British Columbia
Category:Tributaries of the Kootenay River
Category:Kootenay Land District
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