Dean River

The Dean River is one of the major rivers of the Kitimat Ranges subrange of the southern Coast Mountains in British Columbia. It begins at Aktaklin Lake on the Chilcotin Plateau and winds north around the Rainbow Range to enter Dean Channel[1] at the now-uninhabited, remote community of Kimsquit. It is one of the few rivers to fully penetrate the wall of the Coast Mountains between the Fraser's mouth (near Vancouver) and the mouth of the Skeena River (near Prince Rupert).

Dean River
Headwaters of Dean River
Location
Country	Canada
State	British Columbia
Region	Coast Mountains, Kitimat Ranges
Physical characteristics
Source	Aktaklin Lake
• location	Chilcotin Plateau, Canada
• coordinates	52°13′12″N 124°56′47″W
Mouth	Dean Channel
• location	Kimsquit, Canada
• coordinates	52°48′18″N 126°58′06″W[1]
Length	253 km (157 mi)
Basin size	8,752 km2 (3,379 sq mi)[2]
Discharge
• location	Near mouth
• average	136 m3/s (4,800 cu ft/s)

The Dean River is known as one of the best fisheries for steelhead in the world.