Rest stop on west side of bridge. Highway 77

Fort Nelson River, BC

British Columbia, Canada

Follow small trail to rivers edge near rest stop. Steep and slippery riverbank in areas. The water is moving and depending on the time of year, especially in spring during snow melt, the river can be extremely high and fast. Large volume, braided river typical of western Canada.

Location created by
Cale Jackson
  • Group: Protect Our Waters
  • Lat: 59.2332739
  • Lng: -123.253212
  • Waterbody Type: River
  • Timezone: America/Fort_Nelson

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Observation tests summary

Air temperature °C
-2.0 Latest
-2.0 Average
Water temperature °C
2.3 Latest
2.3 Average
Alkalinity mg/L
80 Latest
80 Average
Hardness mg/L
50 Latest
50 Average
Conductivity μS/cm
535 Latest
535 Average
Secchi depth m
0.0 Latest
0.0 Average
Water depth m
1.0 Latest
1.0 Average
pH (0-14)
8.4 Latest
8.4 Average

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  • 2017-10-22