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 |
| Thompson River Salish | 1 |
| Thompson River basin | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| confluenceWith | Fraser River ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crossedBy |
British Columbia Highway 5
ⓘ
Canadian National Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian National Railway (in sections)
Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1)
|
| drainageBasin |
Thompson River
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Thompson River basin
|
| drains |
Thompson Plateau
ⓘ
parts of the Shuswap region ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Kamloops
ⓘ
surface form:
Kamloops, British Columbia
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Thompson Plateau region
|
| mouth | Fraser River ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Lytton, British Columbia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alexander Mackenzie
ⓘ
surface form:
David Thompson
|
| partOf |
Fraser River
ⓘ
surface form:
Fraser River basin
|
| passesThrough |
Fraser Canyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Fraser Canyon (lower reaches near mouth)
Kamloops Lake ⓘ Thompson Canyon ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Thompson Country ⓘ |
| source | confluence of North Thompson River and South Thompson River ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Kamloops
ⓘ
surface form:
Kamloops, British Columbia
|
| tributaryOf | Fraser River ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
rafting ⓘ recreation ⓘ transportation corridor (historically) ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thompson River valley
this entity surface form:
Thompson River Salish
this entity surface form:
Thompson River basin
this entity surface form:
Thompson River valley
this entity surface form:
Thompson River valley
this entity surface form:
Thompson River (vicinity)
subject surface form:
Aberdeen, Kamloops
this entity surface form:
Thompson River valley
this entity surface form:
Thompson River valley