Chilko River

The Chilko River is a 75-kilometre-long river in the Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, , flowing northeast from Chilko Lake to the .
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Chilko River

Latitude
52.09981° or 52° 5′ 59″ north
Longitude
-123.45293° or 123° 27′ 11″ west
Elevation
741 metres (2,431 feet)
Open location code
944R3GXW+WR
Geo­Names ID
5921353
Wiki­data ID
Q268197
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Chilko River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Chilko
  • Cebuano: Chilko River
  • Dutch: Chilko River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر كيلكو
  • French: Chilko River
  • German: Chilko River
  • Irish: Abhainn Chilko
  • Japanese: チルコ川
  • Spanish: Chilko
  • Spanish: Río Chilko
  • Swedish: Chilko River
  • Urdu: چلکو دریا
  • Venetian: Fiume Chilko
  • Welsh: Afon Chilko
  • Chilko

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