Campbell River (Vancouver Island)

Campbell River
Campbell River
Campbell River downstream of Elk Falls in the Elk Canyon as seen from suspension bridge in Elk Falls Provincial Park
Location of river outflow on Vancouver Island
Location of river outflow on Vancouver Island
Native nameTla'mataxw (Kwakiutl)
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
50°02′30″N 125°15′25″W / 50.04167°N 125.25694°W / 50.04167; -125.25694
Discharge 
 • locationCampbell River
Basin features
WaterfallsElk Falls

The Campbell River is a river on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It drains into Discovery Passage at the northwest end of the Strait of Georgia at the City of Campbell River. The Kwak'wala name for the river, or for the village near its mouth, at Campbell River Indian Reserve No. 11, is Tla'mataxw. The source of the river is Buttle Lake.

Campbell River flowing over Elk Falls, 1919