It is the namesake of the settlement of Cottonwood, located 8 km northwest of its origin at the confluence of Lightning Creek and the Swift, and also of Cottonwood House, a heritage property adjoining the settlement, which is situated along the highway from Quesnel to Wells and the museum town and former "capital" of the Cariboo Gold Rush, Barkerville. Cottonwood House was a road house on the last leg of the Cariboo Wagon Road, which ran from Yale north to Quesnel and then turned east to reach Barkerville and is now a historic park and small museum. Also named for the river is the Cottonwood Canyon, which lies along the Fraser to the north of the Cottonwood's confluence.
cottonwood, river, fraser, river, tributary, this, article, about, river, central, interior, british, columbia, river, northern, interior, british, columbia, cottonwood, river, dease, other, uses, cottonwood, river, disambiguation, cottonwood, river, tributary. This article is about the river in the Central Interior of British Columbia For the river in the far Northern Interior of British Columbia see Cottonwood River Dease For other uses see Cottonwood River disambiguation Cottonwood River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Central Interior of British Columbia Canada Rising at the confluence of the Swift River and Lightning Creek at Coldspring House in the Cariboo goldfields of the northern Cariboo Plateau it flows northwest and then turns southwest to join the Fraser just north of the city of Quesnel 1 which is at the confluence of the Quesnel River with the Fraser It is the namesake of the settlement of Cottonwood located 8 km northwest of its origin at the confluence of Lightning Creek and the Swift and also of Cottonwood House a heritage property adjoining the settlement which is situated along the highway from Quesnel to Wells and the museum town and former capital of the Cariboo Gold Rush Barkerville Cottonwood House was a road house on the last leg of the Cariboo Wagon Road which ran from Yale north to Quesnel and then turned east to reach Barkerville and is now a historic park and small museum Also named for the river is the Cottonwood Canyon which lies along the Fraser to the north of the Cottonwood s confluence Cottonwood River Provincial Park is situated to the northeast of the confluence of the Quesnel and Cottonwood Rivers See also editList of rivers of British ColumbiaReferences edit Cottonwood River BC Geographical Names This article related to a river in the Interior of British Columbia Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 53 07 00 N 122 36 00 W 53 11667 N 122 60000 W 53 11667 122 60000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cottonwood River Fraser River tributary amp oldid 1183120421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
