Shuswap River
The basin of the Shuswap River lies northeast of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, originating in the central Monashee Mountains. It is the upper part of the drainage better known to British Columbians as belonging to Shuswap Lake and the South Thompson River.Places of Interest
Highlights: Mara Provincial Park.
Shuswap River
- Type: River
- Description: watercourse in British Columbia, Canada
- Category: body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
50.70676° or 50° 42′ 24″ north
Longitude
-119.05301° or 119° 3′ 11″ west
Elevation
346 metres (1,135 feet)
Open location code
9522PW4W+PQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=river
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Shuswap River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Shuswap”
- Catalan: “Shuswap River”
- Cebuano: “Shuswap River”
- French: “Shuswap River”
- German: “Shuswap River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Shuswap”
- Japanese: “シュスワップ川”
- Spanish: “Shuswap”
- Swedish: “Shuswap River”
- Urdu: “شوسواپ دریا”
- Venetian: “Fiume Shuswap”
- Welsh: “Afon Shuswap”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: South Hub and Swansea Point.
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Highlights: Rosemond Lake and Rosemond Lake Recreation Site.
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