Yoho River
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The Yoho River is a silty, swift tributary
of the Kicking Horse River
in the Canadian province
of British Columbia
. The river is located entirely within Yoho National Park
.
. It begins at the toe of the Yoho Glacier and flows within 5.8 km from its source it has already received the waters of Waves Creek, Twin Falls Creek, Fairy Creek & the Little Yoho River
. It continues south for another 4.4 km to its confluence with the stream Takkakaw Falls is on. Along that stretch is a significant canyon in which the river drops over at least one major waterfall & possibly more. The river also picks up the waters of Whiskey-Jack Creek near Takkakaw Falls. From there it flows another 7.8 km to its confluence with the Kicking Horse River. At the confluence, the Yoho is actually the bigger of the two rivers. It is also the siltier of the two at the time, and most of the silt the Kicking Horse has comes from the Yoho.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Kicking Horse River
Kicking Horse River
The Kicking Horse River is a river located in the Canadian Rockies of southeastern British Columbia, Canada.The river was named in 1858, when James Hector, a member of the Palliser Expedition, was kicked by his packhorse while exploring the river. Hector survived and named the river and the...
in the Canadian province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of 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...
. The river is located entirely within Yoho National Park
Yoho National Park
Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. Yoho NP is bordered by Kootenay National Park on the southern side and Banff National Park on the eastern side...
.
Course
The Yoho River originates at the north end of Yoho National Park and flows generally south to join the Kicking Horse River some distance northeast of FieldField, British Columbia
Field is an unincorporated settlement of approximately 300 people located in the Kicking Horse River valley of southeastern British Columbia,Canada, within the confines of Yoho National Park....
. It begins at the toe of the Yoho Glacier and flows within 5.8 km from its source it has already received the waters of Waves Creek, Twin Falls Creek, Fairy Creek & the Little Yoho River
Little Yoho River
The Little Yoho River is a short river in British Columbia that flows east from Kiwetinok Lake, which is the highest named lake in Canada, and into the Yoho River about 4.4 km upstream from the mouth of the creek that Takkakaw Falls is on. It is probably best known for Laughing Falls, an...
. It continues south for another 4.4 km to its confluence with the stream Takkakaw Falls is on. Along that stretch is a significant canyon in which the river drops over at least one major waterfall & possibly more. The river also picks up the waters of Whiskey-Jack Creek near Takkakaw Falls. From there it flows another 7.8 km to its confluence with the Kicking Horse River. At the confluence, the Yoho is actually the bigger of the two rivers. It is also the siltier of the two at the time, and most of the silt the Kicking Horse has comes from the Yoho.