Alouette River

Alouette River
Location of the mouth in British Columbia Alouette River (Canada)
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	New Westminster Land District
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Pitt River
• coordinates	49°15′52″N 122°42′31″W
• elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Discharge
• location	Haney
• average	5.16 m3/s (182 cu ft/s)
• minimum	0.184 m3/s (6.5 cu ft/s)
• maximum	236 m3/s (8,300 cu ft/s)

Alouette River is a tributary of the Pitt River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The Alouette River was known as the Lillooet River until 1914, at which time its name was changed to avoid confusion with the much larger Lillooet River. The name Alouette, French for "lark", was ostensibly chosen because it sounds similar to Lillooet.

Course

The Alouette River is formed at the confluence of the North and South Alouette Rivers. The smaller of the two, the North Alouette flows from Jacobs Lake south to its confluence with the South Alouette. The river flows over a minor set of falls about halfway from its mouth. The South Alouette originates on the slopes of Mount Robie Reid and flows into Alouette Lake. After exiting the lake the river flows west before converging with the North Alouette. From there, the river flows west to join the Pitt River. The Pitt River flows south to join the Fraser River east of Vancouver.

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia
• List of tributaries of the Fraser River