The Seymour River is a river in the North Shuswap of

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. It starts from the

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north of Shuswap Lake, and flows towards south into the northern end of the

Seymour Arm Seymour Arm, known historically also as Ogdensville or Ogden City and Seymour, is an unincorporated area and former town located at the head of the inlet of the same name on Shuswap Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Located at the mouth of the ...

of the lake. The river's main tributaries are Smoky House Creek and Ratchford Creek respectively. Just below the Ratchford Creek confluence, where the river rages through a narrow gorge, lies the Seymour River Falls, which is two-tiered waterfall. These falls can be accessed by two trails leading through the forest on both sides of the river. The upper course of the river is protected by

Upper Seymour River Provincial Park Upper Seymour River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. Located in an isolated area in the interior of the province, 40 kilometres north of the community of Seymour Arm. It protects at the headwaters of the Seymour R ...

. The river flows into the Seymour Arm of Shuswap Lake at the community of Seymour Arm ( 51°14'6.67"N, 118°57'34.16"W). The lower portion (approximately 18 km) of the river, below the falls, is important salmon spawning habitat, primarily for Sockeye but also Coho and Chinook. This river is referred to in the Water Survey of Canada's near-real-time hydrometric website as the Semour River Near Seymour Arm (station 08LE027). See: http://www.wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/graph/graph_e.html?stn=08LE027.

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Shuswap Country Tributaries of the Fraser River Rivers of British Columbia Kamloops Division Yale Land District {{BritishColumbia-river-stub

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