The Emerald River is a short

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

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, ...

. It is about long and drains the waters of Emerald Lake to the

Kicking Horse River The Kicking Horse River is in the Canadian Rockies of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The river was named in 1858, when James Hector, a member of the Palliser Expedition, reported being kicked by his packhorse while exploring the river. He ...

. The river exits the lake's south end and flows in a southern direction for about to its mouth, which is at almost exactly the same place as the mouth of the

Amiskwi River The Amiskwi River is a stream of about in length in British Columbia, Canada. It is a tributary of the Kicking Horse River. The name ''Amiskwi'' is a Cree word for ''Beavertail''. Just as there is an Otterhead River and an Ottertail Rive ...

. It picks up three named tributaries; Hamilton Creek, Russell Creek and Kendel Creek. The name of the river was adopted in the 5th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1904.

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Rivers of British Columbia Rivers of the Canadian Rockies Yoho National Park Kootenay Land District {{BritishColumbia-river-stub

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