Salmon River (Fraser River tributary)

This article is about the river near Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. For other uses, see Salmon River (disambiguation).

The Salmon River is a tributary of the Fraser River in the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast to meet that river to the west of Eaglet Lake,^[1] to the north of the city of Prince George. The community of Salmon Valley is located in its basin.^[4] It was formerly known as the Little Salmon River.^[5]

Salmon River
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Cariboo Land District
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Fraser River
• coordinates	54°4′1″N 122°33′35″W[1]
• elevation	568 m (1,864 ft)[2]
Discharge
• location	near Prince George[3]
• average	28.8 m3/s (1,020 cu ft/s)[3]
• minimum	1.4 m3/s (49 cu ft/s)
• maximum	383 m3/s (13,500 cu ft/s)

The nearby McGregor River was originally named the Big Salmon River.^[6]

See also

• List of rivers of British Columbia