Similkameen River

The Similkameen River runs through southern , Canada, eventually discharging into the near , in the United States.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
  • Also known as: Castle River”, “Millakietekwu River”, “Roche River”, “Sa-milk-a-meigh River”, “Sahtlikwu River”, and “South Similkameen River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oroville.

a city of about 1,800 people in the of , on the south end of Lake Osoyoos.

Similkameen River

Latitude
48.89155° or 48° 53′ 30″ north
Longitude
-119.43034° or 119° 25′ 49″ west
Elevation
906 feet (276 metres)
Open location code
85W2VHR9+JV
Geo­Names ID
5810510
Wiki­data ID
Q304833
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Similkameen River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Similkameen
  • Catalan: Similkameen
  • Cebuano: Similkameen River
  • Chinese: 斯美卡密因河
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر سيميلكامين
  • French: Similkameen
  • German: Similkameen River
  • Hebrew: נהר סימילקמין
  • Irish: Abhainn Similkameen
  • Japanese: シミルカミーン川
  • Russian: Симилкамин
  • Slovenian: reka Similkameen
  • Slovenian: Similkameen River
  • Slovenian: Similkameen
  • Spanish: Río Similkameen
  • Spanish: Similkameen
  • Swedish: Similkameen River
  • Urdu: سیملکامین ندی
  • Venetian: Similkameen
  • Welsh: Afon Similkameen

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