Clear River (British Columbia)

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The Clear River is a river in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, flowing east out of the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains into the Kingcome River, of which it is a tributary. [1] Other tributaries of the Kingcome are the Atlatzi and the Satsalla.

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British Columbia Coast coastline alongside the Pacific Ocean in British Columbia, Canada

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Kingcome may refer to:

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Waluk was a Kwakwaka'wakw village of the Tsawataineuk group located at Anchorage Cove on the south shore of the head of Kingcome Inlet in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada. The site was used for timber harvesting, fishing and trapping.

The Atlatzi River is a river in the Pacific Ranges in the Central Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, flowing southwest into the lower Kingcome River, which feeds the head of Kingcome Inlet. It had been called Back River on a 1919 map of British Columbia. Its headwaters are at 51°03′N125°52′W.

The Satsalla River is a river in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains in British Columbia, Canada, flowing southwest into the Kingcome River. Like the Atlatzi River, another major tributary of the Kingcome farther south, its origins are on the edge of the Ha-Iltzuk Icefield.

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Coordinates: 51°04′18″N126°10′23″W / 51.07167°N 126.17306°W / 51.07167; -126.17306 (Satsalla River) ,

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