Vermilion River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Canada |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | British Columbia |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Kootenay Land District |
Source1: | Vermilion Pass |
Source1 Location: | Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada |
Mouth: | Kootenay River |
Mouth Location: | British Columbia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 50.8253°N -116.0056°W |
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.