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[[File:Bulkley River flowing into Skeena River near Hazelton, British Columbia.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Bulkley River (left) flowing into the Skeena River (right) near [[Hazelton, British Columbia]]]] |
[[File:Bulkley River flowing into Skeena River near Hazelton, British Columbia.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Bulkley River (left) flowing into the Skeena River (right) near [[Hazelton, British Columbia]]]] |
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The '''Bulkley River''' in [[British Columbia]] is a major [[tributary]] of the [[Skeena River]]. The Bulkley is {{convert|257|km|mi}} long with a drainage basin covering {{convert|12400|km2|mi2}}.<ref> |
The '''Bulkley River''' in [[British Columbia]] is a major [[tributary]] of the [[Skeena River]]. The Bulkley is {{convert|257|km|mi}} long with a drainage basin covering {{convert|12400|km2|mi2}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html#pacific |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-06-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060625021618/http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca:80/site/english/learningresources/facts/rivers.html |archivedate=2006-06-25 |df= }}</ref> |
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Much of the Bulkey is paralleled by [[British Columbia Highway 16|Highway 16]]. It flows west from Bulkley Lake past [[Perow, British Columbia|Perow]] and is joined near [[Houston, British Columbia|Houston]] by the [[Morice River]], its major tributary. The Bulkley continues north past [[Quick, British Columbia|Quick]], [[Telkwa, British Columbia|Telkwa]] and [[Smithers, British Columbia|Smithers]]. It then meets the Skeena River near [[Hazelton, British Columbia|Hazelton]]. |
Much of the Bulkey is paralleled by [[British Columbia Highway 16|Highway 16]]. It flows west from Bulkley Lake past [[Perow, British Columbia|Perow]] and is joined near [[Houston, British Columbia|Houston]] by the [[Morice River]], its major tributary. The Bulkley continues north past [[Quick, British Columbia|Quick]], [[Telkwa, British Columbia|Telkwa]] and [[Smithers, British Columbia|Smithers]]. It then meets the Skeena River near [[Hazelton, British Columbia|Hazelton]]. |
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The Bulkley River in British Columbia is a major tributary of the Skeena River. The Bulkley is 257 kilometres (160 mi) long with a drainage basin covering 12,400 square kilometres (4,800 sq mi).[1]
Much of the Bulkey is paralleled by Highway 16. It flows west from Bulkley Lake past Perow and is joined near Houston by the Morice River, its major tributary. The Bulkley continues north past Quick, Telkwa and Smithers. It then meets the Skeena River near Hazelton.
The river was originally called Wet'sinkwha ("blue and green river") by the Wet'suwet'en people, the indigenous inhabitants of the Bulkley Valley. The name Bulkley was given for Colonel Charles Bulkley, the engineer-in-charge of the survey team who, in 1866, explored the area in preparation for the failed Russian American Telegraph.
The Bulkley, a smaller stream running through Houston, and the Morice join just west of Houston. At the point of their joining they become the Bulkley, not the Morice, although the Morice is larger. This was done by Poudrier, a government cartographer who, it is rumoured, never saw the region.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-06-25. Retrieved 2006-06-11.
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