The Anstey River is a river in the
Interior region of British Columbia, Canada. It flows roughly north to south from the
Monashee range of the
Columbia Mountains
The Columbia Mountains are a group of mountain ranges along the upper Columbia River in British Columbia, Montana, Idaho and Washington. The mountain range covers 135,952 km² (52,491 sq mi). The range is bounded by the Rocky Mountain T ...
, and drains into Anstey Arm on
Shuswap Lake
Shuswap Lake (pronounced /ˈʃuːʃwɑːp/) is a lake located in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada that drains via the Little Shuswap River into Little Shuswap Lake. Little Shuswap Lake is the source of the South Thompson River, ...
.
The Anstey River drainage covers and is uninhabited. The river was named for Francis Senior Anstey, who operated one of the first major logging operations in the area.
The lower river and its
delta
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* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D ( NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also ...
are protected within
Anstey Hunakwa Provincial Park.
References
External links
Map of the Anstey watershed Shuswap Watershed Project
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Rivers of British Columbia
Kamloops Division Yale Land District