Goldstream River (Columbia River tributary)

This article is about the river in the Selkirk Mountains north of Revelstoke, British Columbia. For the identically-named river near Victoria, British Columbia, see Goldstream River (Vancouver Island).

Goldstream River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District
Physical characteristics
Source	Selkirk Mountains
Mouth	Columbia River
• location	Lake Revelstoke
• coordinates	51°39′N 118°37′W
Discharge
• location	Above Palmer Creek
• average	18.3 m3/s (650 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.7 m3/s (25 cu ft/s)
• maximum	122 m3/s (4,300 cu ft/s)

The Goldstream River is a tributary of the Columbia River, joining that stream via the Lake Revelstoke reservoir after running largely west from the heart of the northern Selkirk Mountains. The river's name derives from the Big Bend Gold Rush of 1865, during which it was the scene of busy prospecting and mining activities and as one of the centres of the rush.

See also

• Tributaries of the Columbia River
• List of rivers of British Columbia