The Bush River is a tributary of the
Columbia River in the
Columbia Country
Columbia Country refers to the upper basin of the Columbia River in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It includes a smaller region known as the Columbia Valley, near the river's headwaters at Columbia Lake in the Rocky Mountain Trench, a ...
of southeastern
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
Canada
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, entering that river via the Bush Arm of
Kinbasket Lake
Kinbasket Lake (or Kinbasket Reservoir) is a reservoir on the Columbia River in southeast British Columbia, north of the city of Revelstoke and the town of Golden. The reservoir was created by the construction of the Mica Dam. The lake includes t ...
. Named for the dense vegetation lining its banks, its headwaters are at , in the
Rocky Mountains
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. Its former confluence with the Columbia was at , now beneath the waters of Bush Arm; a few miles above the river's new mouth is the confluence of the
Valenciennes River. The Bush has also been designated the North Fork Bush River, while the Valenciennes was known as the South Fork Bush River (renamed in 1918); —
Bush Pass is at the head of the Valenciennes, rather than the Bush.
See also
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Tributaries of the Columbia River
Tributaries and sub-tributaries are hierarchically listed in order from the mouth of the Columbia River upstream. Major dams and reservoir lakes are also noted.
List of major tributaries
The main river and tributaries are (sorted in order from ...
References
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Rivers of British Columbia
Tributaries of the Columbia River
Columbia Country
Rivers of the Canadian Rockies
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