Shuswap Lake
Shuswap Lake is a lake located in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada that drains via the Little River into Little Shuswap Lake. Little Shuswap La
Shuswap Lake is a lake located in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada that drains via the Little River into Little Shuswap Lake. Little Shuswap Lake is the source of the South Thompson River, a branch of the Thompson River, a tributary of the Fraser River.
The name "Shuswap" is derived from the Shuswap or Secwepemc First Nations people, the most northern of the Interior Salish peoples, whose territory includes the Shuswap. The Shuswap call themselves /ʃǝxwépmǝx/ in their own language, which is called /ʃǝxwepmǝxtʃín/.
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