Doré River facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Doré River |
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Cariboo Mountains 2,145 m (7,037 ft) 53°5′3″N 120°24′46″W / 53.08417°N 120.41278°W |
| River mouth | Fraser River Robson Valley 686 m (2,251 ft) 53°20′4″N 120°11′38″W / 53.33444°N 120.19389°W |
The Doré River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
According to a trapper named Jack Damon, the river was originally called Fifty Mile Creek and was given the name doré, French for "golden", by a Norwegian prospector named Olson.
Course
The Doré River originates in the Cariboo Mountains, flowing generally north to join the Fraser River in the Robson Valley portion of the Rocky Mountain Trench just north of McBride.
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