Nimpkish River

Summary

The Nimpkish River is a river in northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is the longest river on the Island, rising on the west slope of Mount Alston, flowing northwest into Nimpkish Lake and then north into the Broughton Strait[1] at a point 8 km east of Port McNeill, just southwest of the town of Alert Bay on Cormorant Island.

Nimpkish River
The Nimpkish River below Nimpkish Lake
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictRupert Land District
RegionNorthern Vancouver Island
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Alston
 • coordinates50°01′04″N 126°14′07″W / 50.0177°N 126.2352°W / 50.0177; -126.2352 (Nimpkish River, source)
 • elevation1,415 m (4,642 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Broughton Strait
 • coordinates
50°33′59″N 126°58′55″W / 50.56639°N 126.98194°W / 50.56639; -126.98194 (Nimpkish River, mouth)
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length118.1 km (73.4 mi)

Name origin edit

"Nimpkish" is an anglicization of the Kwak'wala name for the people of this area, the 'Namgis.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ BC Names entry "Nimpkish River (river)"