Takia River

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The Takia River is a tributary of the Dean River in British Columbia, Canada, flowing northwest to meet the Dean to the south of Sigutlat Lake. [1] Salmon House Falls is located at the confluence of the two rivers, which is to the northwest of Tsitsutl Peak. [2]

Tributary stream or river that flows into a main stem river or lake

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Dean River river in Canada

The Dean River is one of the major rivers of the Kitimat Ranges subrange of the southern Coast Mountains in British Columbia. It begins at Aktaklin Lake on the Chilcotin Plateau and winds north around the Rainbow Range to enter Dean Channel at the now-uninhabited, remote community of Kimsquit. It is one of the few rivers to fully penetrate the wall of the Coast Mountains between the Fraser's mouth and the mouth of the Skeena River.

British Columbia Province of Canada

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There was a Nuxalk village, Asktlta, located at this spot, which was known also as Salmon House. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Takia River"
  2. ↑ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Salmon House Falls"
  3. ↑ The Indian Tribes of North America, John Swanton, 1953, quoted in canadiangeneaology.net website

Coordinates: 52°44′47″N126°20′30″W / 52.74639°N 126.34167°W / 52.74639; -126.34167 (Takia River)

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