Southgate River basin

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The Southgate River basin is a glacially influenced watershed in British Columbia’s Coast Mountains that collects meltwater and runoff from surrounding icefields and high-relief terrain before draining toward the Pacific.

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Southgate River basin canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
watershed
climateInfluence maritime climate
orographic precipitation
contains icefields
mountain glaciers
continent North America
country Canada
drainagePattern dendritic
drainsTo Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Southgate River NERFINISHED
environmentalConcern changing runoff seasonality
flood hazard potential
glacier retreat
sediment yield changes
geologicalSetting Coast Plutonic Complex region NERFINISHED
hasLandcover alpine tundra
glacier ice
subalpine forest
hasProcess fluvial erosion
glacial erosion
sediment transport
snow accumulation
snowmelt-driven runoff
hydrologicalFeature glacier-fed streams
seasonal flow variability
snow-dominated regime
hydrologicalRegime glacially influenced
isSubjectOf climate change impact studies
glaciology research
hydrology research
locatedIn British Columbia
Canada
Coast Mountains NERFINISHED
partOf Pacific coastal drainage
primaryWaterSources glacier meltwater
rainfall runoff
snowmelt
regionalContext Pacific Northwest hydrological systems
reliefCharacteristic steep slopes
runoffDestination Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
Southgate River NERFINISHED
surfaceWaterType mountain river system
terrainType high-relief terrain

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Homathko Icefield drainage Southgate River basin