Salmon House Falls

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Salmon House Falls is a waterfall at the confluence of the Takia and Dean Rivers at the western edge of the Interior Plateau, northwest of Tsitsutl Peak. [1]

Asklhta was a Nuxalk village was located at this spot, which was known also as Salmon House. [2]

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52°44′57″N126°20′19″W / 52.74917°N 126.33861°W / 52.74917; -126.33861 (Salmon House Falls)