Similkameen River

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The Similkameen River is a tributary of the Okanogan River that flows through southern British Columbia and north-central Washington, known for its rugged canyon landscapes and role in regional agriculture and recreation.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Similkameen River canonical 8
Similkameen River valley 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
basinCountry Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
crossedBy Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) ⓘ
drainageBasin Columbia River basin ⓘ
flowsThrough Cawston, British Columbia ⓘ
Hedley, British Columbia ⓘ
Keremeos, British Columbia ⓘ
Nighthawk, Washington ⓘ
Okanogan County, Washington ⓘ
Princeton, British Columbia ⓘ
Similkameen Country ⓘ
linked to: Similkameen region

north-central Washington ⓘ
southern British Columbia ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole supports riparian habitats ⓘ
supports salmonid fish species ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature rugged canyon landscapes ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named after the Similkameen First Nation ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Keremeos, British Columbia ⓘ
Oroville, Washington ⓘ
Princeton, British Columbia ⓘ
hasRecreationSite Similkameen River Provincial Park ⓘ
historicallyUsedFor mining activity in the Similkameen region ⓘ
locatedIn British Columbia ⓘ
North America ⓘ
Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to: Washington

traditional territory of the Similkameen people ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea Cathedral Provincial Park and Protected Area ⓘ
mouthLocation Okanogan River at Oroville, Washington ⓘ
linked to: Okanogan River

near Oroville, Washington ⓘ
mouthOf Okanogan River ⓘ
partOf Okanagan Country ⓘ
region Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District ⓘ
sourceLocation Cascades (Canada) ⓘ
near Allison Pass ⓘ
tributaryOf Okanogan River ⓘ
tributaryType left tributary of the Okanogan River ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
rafting ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
regional agriculture ⓘ
swimming ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Okanogan River → confluenceWith → Similkameen River ⓘ
Okanogan River → hasTributary → Similkameen River ⓘ
British Columbia Highway 3 → followsValley → Similkameen River ⓘ
Princeton, British Columbia → locatedOnRiver → Similkameen River ⓘ
Keremeos, British Columbia → locatedOn → Similkameen River ⓘ
Similkameen region → namedAfter → Similkameen River ⓘ
Similkameen region → hasGeographicalFeature → Similkameen River valley ⓘ
linked to: Similkameen River
Similkameen region → river → Similkameen River ⓘ