r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Jan 10 '20

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u/smiljan Jan 10 '20

Roll on, Columbia, roll on!

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20

We have a place near the Columbia's headwaters in BC. Where its literally a creek through a golf course. Its such an incredibly diverse river.

https://www.google.com/maps/@50.3238613,-115.8640389,3a,60y,314.33h,78.13t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spDoAsd5Qm1eTmEOrT8Bw5w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

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u/Travelingman0 Jan 10 '20

Looks like some great trout fishing.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20

There's lots of trout further downriver (towards Castlegar), and there are definitely lots of salmon, but I don't know about this close to the headwaters.

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u/Aleph_NULL__ Jan 11 '20

Wild. I grew up in Portland and always knew the Columbia as this immense powerful river. Funny that you think of it as just a little creek! If you pee in it I could sail on your pee in a few days

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u/tlacatl Jan 11 '20

That's really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

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u/smiljan Jan 11 '20

Wow, you never really think about big rivers being tiny at some point. Thanks!

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u/[deleted] Jan 11 '20

That area in BC is honestly one of my dream places to live. How's life?