The Sweltzer River is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in
British Columbia
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,
Canada
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, that drains the waters of
Cultus Lake into the
Chilliwack River
Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoo ...
.
It is about long, and much of it runs through Soowahlie Indian Reserve No. 14, which is under the administration of the
Soowahlie Indian Band.
The name Sweltzer River was applied on an 1895 map to Liumchen Creek, which is to the northeast.
See also
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List of rivers in British Columbia
The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance
(See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers ). Also included are lakes tha ...
References
Rivers of the Lower Mainland
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