Illecillewaet River

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The Illecillewaet River is a glacier-fed waterway in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, known for flowing through the rugged mountain landscapes of Glacier National Park and contributing to the Columbia River system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
continent North America
country Canada
drainageBasin Columbia River Basin
environmentType rugged mountain landscape
flowsDirection generally westward
flowsInto Columbia River
flowsNear Canadian Pacific Railway main line
Revelstoke, British Columbia
Trans-Canada Highway
flowsThrough Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
Glacier National Park (Canada)
Rogers Pass area
hasEcosystemType cold, glacier-fed mountain river
hasFeature steep gradient sections
whitewater rapids
hasNameOrigin from a First Nations word or phrase
hasRecreationSite Illecillewaet Campground area
hasSource Illecillewaet Glacier region
hasTributary Asulkan Brook
Battle Brook
Cougar Brook
Flat Creek
Greeley Creek
Grizzly Creek
Loop Brook
Mountain Creek
NRC Creek
hasWatershed Illecillewaet River watershed
isFedBy glaciers
isGlacierFed true
isPartOf Canadian Cordillera hydrological system
isSubjectOf hydrological studies on glacier-fed rivers in British Columbia
locatedIn British Columbia
southeastern British Columbia
locatedInProtectedArea Glacier National Park (Canada)
mouthLocation near Revelstoke, British Columbia
mouthOf Columbia River
nearbyCity Revelstoke
partOf Columbia River system
passesThrough Illecillewaet Valley
province British Columbia
region Columbia Mountains
sourceRegion Selkirk Mountains
usedFor fishing
rafting
whitewater kayaking

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Glacier National Park (Canada) contains Illecillewaet River
Asulkan Brook tributaryOf Illecillewaet River
Trans-Canada Highway near Revelstoke crosses Illecillewaet River (nearby sections)
linked to: Illecillewaet River
Illecillewaet Glacier drainsInto Illecillewaet River
Illecillewaet Glacier hasNameOrigin Illecillewaet River