Morkill River
Template:Geobox The Morkill River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
The river is named after Dalby Brooks Morkill, an employee of the British Columbia Land Survey. He assayed the Morkill area in 1911 and 1912.[1]
Course
The Morkill River originates at Big Shale Hill in the Park Ranges of the Rocky Mountains near Interpass Ridge on the continental divide. It flows generally west through the mountains, collecting many tributaries including Cushing Creek, Forgetmenot Creek, and Hellroaring Creek.[2] The Morkill turns southwest as it enters the Rocky Mountain Trench. It joins the Fraser River at Loos, in the Robson Valley portion of the Rocky Mountain Trench.
See also
References
- ^ Akrigg, GPV; Helen B. Akrigg (1998). British Columbia place names. Vancouver, B.C.: UBC Press. p. 180. ISBN 9780774806367.
- ^ "Morkill RMZ". Robson Valley Land and Resource Management Plan. Integrated Land Management Bureau - Province of British Columbia. Retrieved 3 June 2013.