Vermilion River (British Columbia)

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}}The Vermilion River, in Kootenay National Park, is headwatered at Vermilion Pass and flows through Vermilion Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Its tributaries include the Simpson River, Tokumm Creek, and Verendrye Creek. It is a major tributary of the Kootenay River.

First visited (by a non-Aboriginal) by Sir George Simpson in 1841.

Numa Falls on the river is directly accessible from Highway 93 in Kootenay National Park.

File:Vermilion River - Kootenay NP BC.jpg

See also

References

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  • [http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/kootenay/natcul/natcul31_E.asp Historic Milestones of Kootenay National Park]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929101216/http://www.robwilliams.ca/kootenay.htm Kootenay NP]

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Category:Rivers of British Columbia

Category:East Kootenay

Category:Rivers of the Canadian Rockies

Category:Tributaries of the Kootenay River

Category:Kootenay Land District

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