Thompson River

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The Thompson River is a major river in British Columbia, Canada, known for its role in the province’s interior drainage system and its confluence with the Fraser River near Lytton.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Thompson River canonical 17
Thompson River valley 6
Thompson River (vicinity) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
confluenceWith Fraser River
continent North America
country Canada
crossedBy British Columbia Highway 5
Canadian National Railway (in sections)
Canadian Pacific Railway
Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1)
drainageBasin Thompson River basin
linked to: Thompson River
drains Thompson Plateau
parts of the Shuswap region
flowsThrough Kamloops, British Columbia
linked to: Kamloops

Lytton, British Columbia
Thompson-Nicola Regional District
hasPart North Thompson River
South Thompson River
hasTributary Adams River NERFINISHED
Bonaparte River NERFINISHED
Clearwater River (British Columbia)
Deadman River
Nicola River NERFINISHED
North Thompson River
South Thompson River
historicalSignificance fur trade route in interior British Columbia
important to Secwepemc and Nlakaʼpamux First Nations
knownFor interior drainage role in British Columbia
salmon runs
scenic canyon landscapes
whitewater rafting
locatedIn British Columbia
Interior of British Columbia
Thompson Plateau region
linked to: Thompson Plateau
mouth Fraser River
mouthLocation Lytton, British Columbia
namedAfter David Thompson
linked to: Alexander Mackenzie
partOf Fraser River basin
linked to: Fraser River
passesThrough Fraser Canyon (lower reaches near mouth)
linked to: Fraser Canyon

Kamloops Lake
Thompson Canyon
province British Columbia
region Thompson Country
source confluence of North Thompson River and South Thompson River
sourceLocation Kamloops, British Columbia
linked to: Kamloops
tributaryOf Fraser River
usedFor fishing
rafting
recreation
transportation corridor (historically)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

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

Fraser River majorTributary Thompson River
Nlaka'pamux traditionalTerritoryIncludes Thompson River valley
linked to: Thompson River
Nlaka'pamux alsoKnownAs Thompson River Salish
linked to: Thompson River
Kamloops river Thompson River
Interior Plateau drainedBy Thompson River
Thompson River drainageBasin Thompson River basin
linked to: Thompson River
Spences Bridge, British Columbia locatedInValley Thompson River valley
linked to: Thompson River
Spences Bridge area locatedAlong Thompson River
Spences Bridge area hasPrimaryRiver Thompson River
Lytton First Nation locatedOn Thompson River
Fraser Thompson Indian Services Society operatesIn Thompson River valley
linked to: Thompson River
Nicola River valley flowsIntoViaRiver Thompson River
Lytton, British Columbia hasRiver Thompson River
Kamloops Airport locatedOnRiver Thompson River (vicinity)
linked to: Thompson River
Sahali overlooks Thompson River valley
linked to: Thompson River
Aberdeen, Kamloops hasView Thompson River valley
subject linked to: Aberdeen
linked to: Thompson River
Brocklehurst locatedOnRiver Thompson River
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc traditionalTerritoryIncludes Thompson River valley
linked to: Thompson River