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
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley. Home to approximately 3.05million people as of the 2021 Canadia ...
region of
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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, flowing northwest then northeast to enter
Bedford Channel, which separates
McMillan Island
McMillan Island is an island in the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada, also known as McMillan Slough..
Geography
Overview
McMillan Island is located in the lower Fraser River, north of Fort Langley and south of Maple Ridge, and separated f ...
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
Metro Vancouver
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as one of the 28 ...
area.
History
The Salmon River was an important route for
First Nations
First Nations or first peoples may refer to:
* Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area.
Indigenous groups
*First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including:
**First Natio ...
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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See also
* Salmon River (disambiguation)
References
Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)
Rivers of the Lower Mainland
New Westminster Land District
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