The Salmon River is a small river in the

Township of Langley The Township of Langley is a district municipality immediately east of the City of Surrey in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It extends south from the Fraser River to the Canada–United States border, and west of the City of Abbotsford. ...

in the

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region of

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, flowing northwest then northeast to enter Bedford Channel, which separates

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from

Fort Langley Fort Langley is a village community in Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of approximately 3,400 people. It is the home of Fort Langley National Historic Site, a former fur trade post of the Hudson's Bay Company. ...

, which is just southwest. The river is one of the only fish stock sustaining streams remaining in the

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area.

History

The Salmon River was an important route for

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peoples and later settlers. It was used for trade and transportation, connecting the Fort Langley settlers and indigenous peoples with Mud Bay and the Straight of Georgia via a portage to the

Nicomekl River The Nicomekl River springs from the ground in Langley, British Columbia and travels west through the city to Surrey's Crescent Beach, where it empties into Mud Bay, the northernmost section of the Boundary Bay of the Strait of Georgia. It has a ...

. The river and its watershed provided salmon for use in trade and fostered the establishment of a prosperous community in the vicinity of its junction with the Fraser River.Salmon River Enhancement Society
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References

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History

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