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Goat River (Fraser)
Goat River may refer to: One of three rivers in British Columbia, Canada: * Goat River (Kootenay River), a tributary of the Kootenay River, joining it at the town of Creston * Goat River (Fraser River), a tributary of the upper Fraser on the east side of the Cariboo Mountains *Goat River (Central Coast), a river on the Central Coast of British Columbia, opening on Ursula Channel opposite Gribbell Island It may also refer to: * Goat River railway station in British Columbia *Goat River Rapids, a saltwater rapid in Ursula Channel on the Central Coast of British Columbia *Goat River, a stoner/doom band from Toulouse, France. See also * Goat (other) A goat is a mammal. Goat or goats may also refer to: Animals * ''Capra'' (genus) or wild goats, a genus of species including goats, ibexes, and others * Mountain goat, ''Oreamnos americanus'', a North American animal commonly but not expertl ... * Goat Creek (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goat River (Kootenay River)
The Goat River is tributary of the Kootenay River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The river meets the Kootenay near the town of Creston. The Goat River Dam, constructed in the 1930s, was an early source of electricity for the town. Before dikes were built, the river was a major source of spring flooding in the Creston valley. Course in length, the Goat River rises in the central Purcell Mountains just west of Mallaindane Pass and flows largely south until meeting Kitchener Creek. From this confluence, it bends southwest towards the towns of Erickson and Creston. Its lower reaches are the route of the southern mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Crowsnest Highway. The total area of the Goat River drainage is approximately . History In the 1860s, the lower Goat River valley became part of the route for the Dewdney Trail, connecting the gold fields of Wild Horse Creek with the coast. Surveyed and constructed by Edgar Dewdney and Walter Moberly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goat River (Fraser River)
The Goat River is a tributary of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. Starting in the northern reaches of the Cariboo Mountains, it flows eastward and northeastward to join the Fraser near the settlement of Crescent Spur in the Robson Valley. Including its main tributary, the Milk River, its watershed covers . Other major tributaries for the river include McLeod, North Star, Whitehorse, Quartz, Diggings and Kendall creeks. History The river valley was an important travel route between the Robson Valley and the forested plateaus of the Bowron Lakes region for First Nations people. After the Cariboo Gold Rush began, a pack trail along the old route was opened to connect the goldfields with the Fraser. It was surveyed by Robert Buchanan, who gave the river its current name. Later, the trail was used to supply illicit liquor to the dry camps constructing the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway through the Robson Valley. After the construction of the rail line, the route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goat River Railway Station
The goat or domestic goat (''Capra hircus'') is a domesticated species of Caprinae, goat-antelope typically kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (''C. aegagrus'') of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the animal family Bovidae and the tribe Caprini, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. There are over 300 distinct breeds of goat.Hirst, K. Kris"The History of the Domestication of Goats".''About.com''. Accessed August 18, 2008. It is one of the oldest domesticated species of animal, according to archaeological evidence that its earliest domestication occurred in Iran at 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago. Goats have been used for milk, Goat meat, meat, Animal fur, fur, and Animal skin, skins across much of the world. Milk from goats is often turned into goat cheese. Female goats are referred to as ''does'' or ''nannies'', Entire (animal), intact males are called ''bucks'' or ''billies'', and juvenile goats of both sexes are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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