Place names in the Canadian Rockies

Shuswap River

Feature type: river
Province: British Columbia
Location: river

The Raush River was originally known as the Shuswap River, after the natives living in the area at first white contact. The Shuswap are an Interior Salish tribe; the Robson Valley marked their northern limits.


Related place names:
Raush River
Comments? Spiral Road- Place Names - 22 September 2002