Salmon River (Fraser River)
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The Salmon River is a tributary of the Fraser River
in the Central Interior of British Columbia
, Canada
, flowing southeast to meet that river to the west of Eaglet Lake, to the north of the city of Prince George
. The community of Salmon Valley is located in its basin.
The nearby McGregor River
was originally named the Big Salmon River.
Fraser River
The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia at the city of Vancouver. It is the tenth longest river in Canada...
in the Central Interior of British Columbia
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, flowing southeast to meet that river to the west of Eaglet Lake, to the north of the city of Prince George
Prince George, British Columbia
Prince George, with a population of 71,030 , is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, and is known as "BC's Northern Capital"...
. The community of Salmon Valley is located in its basin.
The nearby McGregor River
McGregor River
The McGregor River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Canadian province of British Columbia.The river is named in honor of Captain James Herrick McGregor who fought and died in 1915 at the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgian Flanders.-Course:...
was originally named the Big Salmon River.