Morkill River

Morkill River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceBig Shale Hill
  locationPark Ranges, Rocky Mountains
  coordinates53°35′48″N 119°46′29″W / 53.59667°N 119.77472°W / 53.59667; -119.77472
  elevation1,990 m (6,530 ft)
MouthFraser River
  location
Loos, Robson Valley
  coordinates
53°36′45″N 120°42′17″W / 53.61250°N 120.70472°W / 53.61250; -120.70472
  elevation
646 m (2,119 ft)
Discharge 
  locationgage 08KA013
  average37.8 m3/s (1,330 cu ft/s)
  minimum3.72 m3/s (131 cu ft/s)
  maximum420 m3/s (15,000 cu ft/s)

The Morkill River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.

The river is named after Dalby Brooks Morkill, an employee of the British Columbia Land Survey. He assayed the Morkill area in 1911 and 1912.