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North Thompson River

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Columbia Mountains: Monashee Range
Columbia Mountains: Monashee Range The North Thompson River in the Monashee Range of the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada.

The North Thompson River is a significant tributary of the Fraser River in southern British Columbia, Canada. It originates in the Cariboo Mountains, east of Wells Gray Provincial Park. The river flows generally eastward, then southwestward, eventually meeting the South Thompson River at Kamloops. After their confluence, the combined Thompson River flows for approximately 100 miles before merging with the Fraser River at Lytton. The North Thompson River measures about 210 miles (340 km) in length. It was explored by Simon Fraser in 1808 and named in honor of David Thompson.1

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