Cache Creek (British Columbia)
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Cache Creek, originally Rivière de la Cache, is a tributary of the Bonaparte River
in the Thompson Country
of the Interior of British Columbia
, Canada
, joining that river at the town of Cache Creek, British Columbia
, which is located at the junction of the Trans-Canada
and Cariboo Highways.
Approximately 20 kilometres in length, the stream rises in the Arrowstone Hills
to the northeast of the town and runs southwest to its confluence with the Bonaparte at the town of Cache Creek.
Bonaparte River
The Bonaparte River is a tributary of the Thompson River, joining it at the community of Ashcroft, British Columbia. The river is about long, including the length of Bonaparte Lake...
in the Thompson Country
Thompson Country
The Thompson Country, also referred to as The Thompson and in some ways as the Thompson Valley and historically known as the Couteau Country or Couteau District, is a historic geographic region of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, based around the basin of the Thompson River, a tributary...
of the Interior of British Columbia
British Columbia Interior
The British Columbia Interior or BC Interior or Interior of British Columbia, usually referred to only as the Interior, is one of the three main regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, the other two being the Lower Mainland, which comprises the overlapping areas of Greater Vancouver...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, joining that river at the town of Cache Creek, British Columbia
Cache Creek, British Columbia
Cache Creek is a junction community northeast of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Trans-Canada Highway in the province of British Columbia at its junction with northbound Highway 97...
, which is located at the junction of the Trans-Canada
Trans-Canada Highway
The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins the ten provinces of Canada. It is, along with the Trans-Siberian Highway and Australia's Highway 1, one of the world's longest national highways, with the main route spanning 8,030 km...
and Cariboo Highways.
Approximately 20 kilometres in length, the stream rises in the Arrowstone Hills
Arrowstone Provincial Park
Arrowstone Provincial Park is a provincial park in the Thompson Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located to the northeast of the town of Cache Creek....
to the northeast of the town and runs southwest to its confluence with the Bonaparte at the town of Cache Creek.