Marron River
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For the article on the river in England
of a similar name, see River Marron
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The Marron River is a very small & very short river
in southern British Columbia
. It is located just west of Skaha Lake
. It is about 7.8 km long.
(Marron Valley is also the name of the local community). The river flows southeast for about 2 kilometers until it enters the second lake along its course, Marron Lake. Marama Creek, the river’s only officially named tributary, enters the lake’s south shore. The river, after exiting Marron Lake, flows northeast for about 3.1 km as it continues its way down Marron Valley toward Skaha Lake. The river than turns southeast & flows that way for another 3.1 km until it reaches a small, unnamed lake just west of Skaha Lake.
. The river was given its current name in 1871. The word Mmarron is French
and it has several meanings. One of them is "domestic animal that has become wild". According to Mrs. William Allen and Mr. F. M. Buckland, a lot of wild horses roamed the area around the river, which is likely why the river was given the name it was in reference to the wild horses that roamed the surrounding terrain.
The river’s source lake, Aeneas Lake, was named after an Indian
by the name of Little Aeneas. He lived at the south end of the lake, alone, for many years before dying at over 100 years old.
England
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of a similar name, see River Marron
River Marron
For the article on the river in British Columbia of a similar name, see Marron River.The River Marron is a river of Cumbria, England.Rising near the village of Asby, Copeland at the confluence of Colliergate Beck and Scallow Beck, the Marron travels north past Ullock and Branthwaite, picking up the...
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The Marron River is a very small & very short river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...
in southern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It is located just west of Skaha Lake
Skaha Lake
Skaha Lake, historically known as Dog Lake and originally Lac Du Chien, is a freshwater lake located along the course of the Okanagan River in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. It has a surface area of approximately 20 km², with a maximum depth of 55 metres...
. It is about 7.8 km long.
Course
The Marron River originates in small Aeneas Lake, which is located about 7.8 km west of Skaha Lake, at the head of the Marron ValleyMarron Valley
Marron Valley is an inhabited locality and former post office in the South Okanagan region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located to the west of Skaha Lake....
(Marron Valley is also the name of the local community). The river flows southeast for about 2 kilometers until it enters the second lake along its course, Marron Lake. Marama Creek, the river’s only officially named tributary, enters the lake’s south shore. The river, after exiting Marron Lake, flows northeast for about 3.1 km as it continues its way down Marron Valley toward Skaha Lake. The river than turns southeast & flows that way for another 3.1 km until it reaches a small, unnamed lake just west of Skaha Lake.
Mouth
The Marron River’s mouth is somewhat different than the mouths of many other British Columbia rivers in the sense that it ends in a lake with no outlet. The river enters an unnamed lake that is located about 1.4 km west of Skaha that has no above-ground outlet. There is likely an underground outlet that carries the outflow from the lake somewhere else (possibly Skaha Lake). While this is an interesting feature, there are a handful of other rivers in British Columbia that do this; many of which are in Central British Columbia where the terrain is flatter & features like this are more common.Naming
The river may have been first called the River of the Wild Horses back in 1833 by botanist David DouglasDavid Douglas
David Douglas was a Scottish botanist. He worked as a gardener, and explored the Scottish Highlands, North America, and Hawaii, where he died.-Early life:...
. The river was given its current name in 1871. The word Mmarron is French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and it has several meanings. One of them is "domestic animal that has become wild". According to Mrs. William Allen and Mr. F. M. Buckland, a lot of wild horses roamed the area around the river, which is likely why the river was given the name it was in reference to the wild horses that roamed the surrounding terrain.
The river’s source lake, Aeneas Lake, was named after an Indian
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
by the name of Little Aeneas. He lived at the south end of the lake, alone, for many years before dying at over 100 years old.