St. Mary River (British Columbia)

Coordinates: 49°37′N 115°39′W / 49.617°N 115.650°W / 49.617; -115.650
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St. Mary River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Physical characteristics
SourcePurcell Wilderness Conservancy
 • locationPurcell Mountains
 • coordinates49°55′N 116°34′W / 49.917°N 116.567°W / 49.917; -116.567
MouthKootenay River
 • location
Fort Steele
 • coordinates
49°37′N 115°39′W / 49.617°N 115.650°W / 49.617; -115.650[1]

The St. Mary River (sometimes represented as the St. Mary's River) is a river in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. It rises in the Purcell Mountains and flows in a generally southeasterly direction to its confluence with the Kootenay River at Fort Steele, British Columbia.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "St. Mary River". BC Geographical Names.