Babine
Babine is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 55.61°, -127.18°
About Babine
Babine River is a river in central British Columbia, Canada. It drains Babine Lake and is a tributary of the Skeena River, and is about 97 kilometres (60 mi) long.
Babine River is considered one of the last unspoiled and pristine rivers in British Columbia. Through most of its course it is enclosed by the Babine River Corridor Provincial Park which abounds in black bears and grizzly bears. It is famous in fishing circles as the home of some of the largest rainbow trout and steelhead in the world. Babine River is a famous whitewater run for kayakers, canoeists and rafters.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Babine River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Babine: Key Facts
| Length | 120 km |
|---|---|
| Source | Babine Lake |
| Mouth | Skeena River |
| Tributaries | Nilkitkwa River, Nichyeskwa Creek, Sutherland River |
Facts from Wikidata Q270717 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Babine: Quick Answers
- Where is Babine?
- Babine is located in Canada, at 55.6112° N, 127.1761° W.
- Are there dams on the Babine?
- No dam on the Babine is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.