Campbell River (Vancouver Island)
The Campbell River is a river on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It drains into Discovery Passage at the northwest end of the Strait of Georgia at the City of Campbell River. The Kwak'wala name for the river, or for the village near its mouth, at Campbell River Indian Reserve No. 11, is Tla'mataxw. The source of the river is Buttle Lake.
| Campbell River | |
|---|---|
Campbell River downstream of Elk Falls in the Elk Canyon as seen from suspension bridge in Elk Falls Provincial Park | |
| Native name | Tla'mataxw (Kwakiutl) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 50°02′30″N 125°15′25″W |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Campbell River |
| Basin features | |
| Waterfalls | Elk Falls |
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