Rivers Inlet is an unincorporated settlement and First Nations community of the

Wuikinuxv The Wuikinuxv , ("Backbone people"), also rendered Oweekano (Pre-1976); ''Oowekeeno'' (1976-2003) (variation: ''Oweekeno, Owekano, Oweekayno, Wuikenukv, Wikeno, Owikeno, Awikenox'', and also known as the Rivers Inlet people, are an Indigenous Fir ...

(Owikeno) people, located at the head of the inlet of the same name in the Central Coast region of

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. The community is located adjacent to the

Wannock River The Wannock River is a short river in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, draining Owikeno Lake and entering Rivers Inlet at the head of that inlet, adjacent to the town of the same name, which is the main modern settlement of t ...

, a short waterway connecting

Owikeno Lake Owikeno Lake, also Owekeeno Lake, Owekano Lake, Oweekayno Lake and other spellings (pron. "o we KEE no"), is a large fjord lake in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. It connects to the head of Rivers Inlet by the short Wannock ...

to the head of Rivers Inlet.

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* {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Populated places on the British Columbia Coast Wuikinuxv Central Coast of British Columbia