The Goldstream River is a
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...
of the
Columbia River, joining that stream via the
Lake Revelstoke reservoir after running largely west from the heart of the northern
Selkirk Mountains. The river's name derives from the
Big Bend Gold Rush The Big Bend Gold Rush was a gold rush in the Big Bend Country of the Colony of British Columbia (now a Canadian province) in the mid-1860s.
History Discovery & early miners
In 1861, the gold commissioner at Rock Creek reported a First Nations ...
of 1865, during which it was the scene of busy prospecting and mining activities and as one of the centres of the rush.
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 ...
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List of British Columbia rivers
References
Rivers of British Columbia
Tributaries of the Columbia River
Columbia Country
Columbia Mountains
Kootenay Land District
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