Skeena River

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The Skeena River is a major waterway in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, central to the culture, history, and economy of Indigenous peoples such as the Tsimshian.

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinCountry Canada ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
crossedBy Canadian National Railway ⓘ
Yellowhead Highway ⓘ
culturalSignificanceFor Gitxsan people ⓘ
Nisga’a people ⓘ
linked to: Nisga'a people

Tsimshian people ⓘ
linked to: Tsimshian

Wetʼsuwetʼen people ⓘ
dischargesInto Pacific Ocean ⓘ
drainageBasin Skeena River basin ⓘ
economicImportance commercial fishing ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ
environmentalIssue concerns about salmon habitat protection ⓘ
threats from industrial development ⓘ
flowsThrough Hazelton, British Columbia ⓘ
New Hazelton, British Columbia ⓘ
Prince Rupert, British Columbia ⓘ
Terrace, British Columbia ⓘ
hasTributary Babine River ⓘ
Bulkley River ⓘ
Kispiox River ⓘ
Sustut River ⓘ
Zymoetz River ⓘ
historicalUse Indigenous trade route ⓘ
fur trade route ⓘ
knownFor salmon runs ⓘ
length approximately 570 km ⓘ
locatedIn British Columbia ⓘ
northwestern British Columbia ⓘ
majorCityAlongRiver Terrace, British Columbia ⓘ
majorCityNearMouth Prince Rupert, British Columbia ⓘ
majorTownAlongRiver Hazelton, British Columbia ⓘ
mouth Chatham Sound ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
mouthLocation near Prince Rupert, British Columbia ⓘ
namedFor Tsimshian word meaning “river of mists” or “misty river” ⓘ
partOf Pacific Northwest coastal river systems ⓘ
region Skeena Country ⓘ
source Skeena Mountains ⓘ
sourceLocation northwestern British Columbia ⓘ
supportsSpecies Chinook salmon ⓘ
Chum salmon ⓘ
Coho salmon ⓘ
Pink salmon ⓘ
Sockeye salmon ⓘ
steelhead trout ⓘ

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Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tsimshian → notableRiver → Skeena River ⓘ
Coast Mountains → drainageTo → Skeena River ⓘ
Gitxsan → primaryTerritory → Skeena River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Gitxsan → keyRiver → Skeena River ⓘ
Skeena River estuary → mouthOf → Skeena River ⓘ
Skeena River estuary → partOf → Skeena River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Northern British Columbia → contains → Skeena River ⓘ
Kaien Island → locatedNear → Skeena River ⓘ
Gitxsan people → primaryRegion → Skeena River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Gitxsan people → primaryRegion → upper Skeena River ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Hazelton → locatedOnRiver → Skeena River ⓘ
Old Hazelton → locatedIn → Skeena River valley ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Old Hazelton → locatedOn → Skeena River ⓘ
Kispiox → locatedNear → Skeena River ⓘ
Kispiox → locatedIn → Skeena River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Glen Vowell (Sik-e-dakh) → near → Skeena River ⓘ
Gitwangak → locatedOn → Skeena River ⓘ
Bulkley River → tributaryOf → Skeena River ⓘ
Bulkley River → partOf → Skeena River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Bulkley River → hasConfluenceWith → Skeena River ⓘ
Bulkley River → isPartOf → Skeena River system ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Skeena Mountains → namedAfter → Skeena River ⓘ
Skeena Mountains → drainageBasin → Skeena River ⓘ
Skeena Mountains → locatedNear → Skeena River valley ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Terrace, British Columbia → hasGeographicalFeature → Skeena River valley ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Sustut River → mouthOf → Skeena River ⓘ
Sustut River → riverSystem → Skeena River ⓘ
Sustut River → tributaryOf → Skeena River ⓘ
Skeena Country → namedAfter → Skeena River ⓘ
Skeena Country → hasMajorRiver → Skeena River ⓘ
Kispiox River → partOf → Skeena River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Kispiox River → mouthOf → Skeena River ⓘ
Kispiox River → tributaryOf → Skeena River ⓘ
Babine River → hasMouthIn → Skeena River ⓘ
Babine River → tributaryOf → Skeena River ⓘ
Babine River → partOf → Skeena River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Nechako Plateau → drainedBy → Skeena River basin ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Terrace region → locatedNear → Skeena River ⓘ
Terrace region → locatedIn → Skeena River valley ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River
Rainier River → tributaryOf → Skeena River ⓘ
Rainier River → hasMouthIn → Skeena River ⓘ
Skeena River bridges → crosses → Skeena River ⓘ
Skeena River bridges → riverSystem → Skeena River watershed ⓘ
linked to: Skeena River