The Nimpkish River is a river in northern
Vancouver Island
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in
British Columbia
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,
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. It is the longest river on the Island, rising on the west slope of
Mount Alston, flowing northwest into
Nimpkish Lake and then north into the
Broughton StraitBC Names entry "Nimpkish River (river)"
/ref> at a point 8 km east of Port McNeill, just southwest of the town of Alert Bay on Cormorant Island.
Name origin
"Nimpkish" is an anglicization of the Kwak'wala name for the people of this area, the 'Namgis.
See also
*List of rivers of British Columbia
The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by drainage basin, watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance
(See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers ). Also includ ...
References
Rivers of Vancouver Island
Northern Vancouver Island
Rupert Land District
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