| Albreda River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of the river in British Columbia | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Land District | Kamloops Division Yale |
| Region | British Columbia Interior |
| Regional Districts | Thompson-Nicola &Fraser-Fort George |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed confluence |
| • location | Regional District of Fraser-Fort George |
| • coordinates | 52°28′43″N119°07′51″W / 52.47861°N 119.13083°W /52.47861; -119.13083[2] |
| • elevation | 878 m (2,881 ft)[3] |
| Mouth | North Thompson River |
• location | Thompson-Nicola Regional District |
• coordinates | 52°28′43″N119°07′51″W / 52.47861°N 119.13083°W /52.47861; -119.13083[1] |
• elevation | 733 m (2,405 ft)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Pacific Oceandrainage basin |
TheAlbreda River is ariver inThompson-Nicola Regional District and theRegional District of Fraser-Fort George in theInterior region ofBritish Columbia,Canada.[2][1] It is in thePacific Oceandrainage basin and is a left tributary of theNorth Thompson River. The nearest communities to the mouth of the creek onBritish Columbia Highway 5 areBlue River 42 kilometres (26 mi) south andValemount 48 kilometres (30 mi) north; the mouth of the river is at a point where the North Thompson River, arriving downstream from its source, turns 90° right and heads south.[2][1]
The creek begins at an unnamed confluence in the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, heads southwest underBritish Columbia Highway 5 and theCanadian National Railwaytranscontinentalmain line (used by freight traffic and theVia RailCanadian train), and turns southeast. The highway and railway line follow the Albreda River valley, crossing several times, for the balance of its course. The river passes into Thompson-Nicola Regional District at the locality of Albreda,[4] flows throughAlbreda Lake,[5] turns south, and reaches its mouth at the North Thompson River, at the railway point of Goswell, towered over byMount Albreda, part of theMonashee Mountains and the source of the tributary Clemina Creek and Dora Creek, to the east.[6] The North Thompson River flows via theThompson River and theFraser River to the Pacific Ocean.[2][1]
The start of the Albreda River is at thedrainage divide between the North Thompson River andColumbia Riverdrainage basins. On the other side of the divide, Camp Creek flows via theCanoe River toKinbasket Lake on the Columbia River.