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	Thompson River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Thompson River is a major tributary of the (Click link for more info and facts about Fraser River) Fraser River in the south-central portion of (A province in western Canada) British Columbia, (A nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada) Canada.
		The river is named for (A North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring) Columbia River explorer (Click link for more info and facts about David Thompson) David Thompson.
		At Kamloops, the combined Thompson River river flows west to Ashcroft and then south to the confluence with the Fraser River at (English writer of historical romances (1803-1873)) Lytton.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/th/thompson_river.htm (526 words)

	The Thompson River
		The Thompson River is formed at the city of Kamloops, by the joining of the North and South Thompson Rivers.
		Thompson veterans on the other hand, have learned the secrets of this great river and are usually successful throughout the fall and winter months.
		The Thompson is a river of spectacular beauty and is enjoyed by thousands of recreationalists a year.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/angling/river/thompson.phtml (2068 words)

	Montana DEQ Thompson River Mining District
		The Thompson River mining district in Sanders County encompasses most of the Thompson River drainage (the northwestern portion is not included in the district).
		The bedrock along the Clark Fork and Flathead River valleys between Ravalli and the Idaho boundary formed during the Precambrian era and is mostly sedimentary (Belt) formations.
		A mill and lower adit are located several hundred yards northwest of the Thompson River road, and the main working adit is 400 feet higher on the slope (Crowley 1963).
	www.deq.state.mt.us /abandonedmines/linkdocs/techdocs/179tech.asp (1780 words)

	David Thompson Canadian Explorer Mapmaker History Pictures
		Thompson’s first assignment was to determine the longitude and latitude of the North West Company posts that might be affected by the Jay Treaty of 1794.
		Because the river flowed north, Thompson was not sure that it was the Columbia…from its source at Columbia Lake, the Columbia River flows five hundred miles north along the base of the Canadian Rocky Mountains before it turns south and west to the Pacific Ocean.
		Thompson spent the remainder of the fall and early winter exploring in the vicinity, and ended the year by establishing Saleesh House on the Clark Fork River near modern day Thompson Falls, Montana.
	www.thefurtrapper.com /david_thompson.htm (3063 words)

	BC Rivers - Thompson River - BritishColumbia.com
		The Thompson is clear and cold all year, close to 50 percent of the province's total freshwater sport fishing occurs in the Thompson-Nicola region.
		The Thompson and Nicola Rivers are historic salmon-spawning tributaries of the Fraser River, and the small tributary streams where rainbow trout, dolly Varden, and Kokanee lay their eggs.
		The Thompson is known for its high water, the mighty Fraser for its spectacular canyon and scary rapids from Boston Bar to Yale.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /LakesAndRivers/Rivers/details?ID=102 (615 words)

	AMBIENT WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES FOR THE THOMPSON RIVER
		The geographic limits of the study include the South Thompson River and its tributaries between Little Shuswap Lake and the confluence with the Notrth Thompson at Kamloops, the North Thompson downstream from McClure and the lower Thompson River to its confluence with the Fraser River including Kamloops Lake.
		The section of the Thompson River between the confluence of the North and South Thompson Rivers and Kamloops Lake is an important one as it is the location of the two largest point source discharges to the river system.
		Because of the large volume of river flow compared to the volume of the lake, the lake is strongly influenced by the river.
	wlapwww.gov.bc.ca /wat/wq/objectives/thompson/thompson.html (1707 words)

	Big Thompson River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Big Thompson River is a tributary of the South Platte, approximately 78 miles (123 km) long, in the U.S. state of Colorado.
		On July 31, 1976, the Big Thompson Canyon was the site of devastating flash floods that swept the down the canyon, claming the lives of 145 people.
		Water resources in the Big Thompson River are managed by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson Project.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Big_Thompson_River (253 words)

	Thompson River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		According to tradition, the Indian maiden disappeared from a canoe while crossing the river when she saw the image of her lover with outstretched arms entreating her from the deep waters.
		The Thompson is perhaps the least explored of the rivers in the area.
		The Thompson basin probably has the most waterfalls of any of the rivers, if you include the various forks that join the river near the NC 281 crossing.
	walras.aas.duke.edu /Gorges/thompson (428 words)

	David Thompson, Explorer and Mapmaker (Part 1)
		Thompson and 44 other men were sent on this journey.
		It was a difficult trip because the river was strong.
		Thompson had the opportunity to hunt buffalo with the Indians.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/old_west/62033 (438 words)

	Thompson River Rafting in British Columbia \| RaftInfo.com
		The Thompson River, the largest tributary of the Fraser, drains an area of 35,000 square miles.
		The fifty miles of river between Ashcroft and Lytton is the stretch most commonly run, with the best rapids in the last ten miles.
		The Thompson River Canyon is known as one of the driest and hottest regions in British Columbia.
	www.raftinfo.com /thompson.htm (262 words)

	OutdoorsBest Forums: Thompson River Sport Fishery Closed--but Commerical Chum Fishery Continues
		However, steelhead bound for the Thompson River are expected to be intercepted accidentally.
		Kushnir said the peak of the Thompson River steelhead run is just entering the Fraser River this week, putting the fish on a collision course with the commercial nets.
		The provincial government closed the Thompson, which flows into the Fraser River near Lytton, about 150 kilometres east of Vancouver, when biologists reported fewer than 800 steelhead were expected back from the ocean this fall.
	outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com /zerothread?id=267309 (546 words)

	Vancouver River Rafting Thompson Fraser River Camping Tour Guided Vacation
		The dry desert climate and the clear blue waters of the Thompson are the perfect companions on the first day of this expedition.
		As we change rivers, the blue waters of the Thompson mix with the silt-laden waters of the mighty Fraser just above the canyon.
		They'll be pleased to answer your questions about sights and places along the river, so count on them to add that extra personal touch to your adventure.We meet at Yale at 8 A.M. on Day 1, return to Yale about 4 P.M. on Day 3.
	www.westcanadatours.com /raft_info3.html (454 words)

	Thanks to Local Students a portion of the Big Thompson River (Colorado) is protected for swimming (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Three years ago Colorado's Thompson River Project (TRP) took on the status quo and won.
		That portion of the river was designated Recreational Use - Class 2 by the State of Colorado.
		TRP Riverwatch students and the City of Loveland presented a joint proposal, which was approved by the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission in November 2000.
	www.rivernetwork.org /newsite/blank.cfm?doc_id=151 (540 words)

	Thompson & River
		Thompson Avenue and River Street are located near the center of this map.
		Every door holds untold treasures up and down Thompson and the Progressing Party is a great time to check them all - Friday evening, but they'll be open Saturday and many on Sunday too.
		While you're at the Community Center on Thompson (just south of the Broadway intersection) look for the bake sale, ceramics sale, quilt auction and the hoe down that will be going on all afternoon and into the evening.
	www.epsi.net /gatsby/thompson.htm (433 words)

	Amazon.com: River of Memories: An Appalachian Boyhood: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Thompson s old home place, now empty and lonely, holds faint whispers of what was once alive with laughter and reminiscences.
		David L. Thompson's River of Memories: An Appalachian Boyhood is a walk back in time for Appalachians in general and West Virginians in particular.
		River of Memories: An Appalachian Boyhood by David L. Thompson is an excellent book for all people of all ages.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0595261949?v=glance (1643 words)

	Boston Bar, Lytton and Yale - Fraser & Thompson River Canyon, British Columbia
		River rafting is a great and adventurous way to get a god look at the Fraser in all it's fury.
		Located where the green waters of the Thompson River meets with the brown, silt-laden Fraser River, Lytton is perhaps best known as the Rafting Capital of Canada.
		Fraser River Raft Expedition: Whether you prefer to paddle and oar on twisting mountain streams, or motor-rafting the gorges and canyons of BC's major rivers, Fraser River Raft Expeditions has something for you with our wilderness and semi-wilderness whitewater adventures.
	www.bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/high_country/cities/canyons.htm (1052 words)

	GORP - Flyfishing on Big Thompson River in Rocky Mountain National Park
		The river offersexcellent fishing from the Lake Estes dam downstream past the town of Drake.
		The river hasindeed rebounded from the 1976 flood.
		From the dam down tothe bridge the river is a hybrid of freestone and tailwater.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/pruett/fis_rmnp1.htm (1007 words)

	Big Thompson River below Loveland, Colorado - April 2005 paddling
		The Big Thomson River is known for disastrous flooding of 1976 rather than kayaking.
		The river crossing farmland with many cottonwood trees was really scenic, so I spent a lot time photographing.
		Below I-25 the river was flowing along a high cliff on the left shore and then through several cottonwood groves.
	users.frii.com /uliasz/wayfarer/big_t/bigt.htm (1063 words)

	Ministry of Environment - North Thompson River
		At a viewpoint overlooking the meeting of the two rivers, the green of the Clearwater can be easily distinguished from the muddy brown of the North Thompson.
		A wading and swimming area is located on a back eddy where the Clearwater River flows into the North Thompson River.
		For anglers who enjoy river fishing, there are several vantage points easily accessible within the park. Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence.
	wlapwww.gov.bc.ca /bcparks/explore/parkpgs/nthomp.htm (793 words)

	Falls of the Thompson River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Thompson River is an often overlooked area of the Jocassee Gorges - except by trout fishermen that is. In my opinion, the Thompson is home to the Queen of all the falls in the area - Big Falls (Thompson Falls).
		We've made several trips to the Thompson over the past few years, the latest being August 7, 2003 where we revisited High Falls and went on to find Tumblin' Fun Falls on the nearby Mill Creek.
		There's no definite trail from here down river, but you might be able to follow a faint fisherman's trail on the left side of the river.
	www.ncwaterfalls.com /thompson1.htm (632 words)

	Thompson Falls Bed and Breakfast, a Member of the Montana Bed and Breakfast Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This small lumber town is named after David Thompson, the fur trader that in 1811, held the first known Christmas ceremonial to be observed in the state of Montana.
		The best kept secret in the state's northwest, Thompson Falls is enjoyed by its residents to have one of the most agreeable climates year round in the region.
		Or settle into the quiet solitude of bird watching and stargazing along the shores of Montana's most scenic wading trout stream river, the Thompson River and the largest river in the state, the Clark Fork River.
	www.thompsonfallsbnb.net (261 words)

	NOAA News Online (Story 688)
		The Big Thompson River basin is similar geologically to many river basins along the eastern side of the Continental Divide.
		In two hours, the Big Thompson Canyon flood killed 145 people (including six who were never found), destroyed 418 houses and damaged another 138, destroyed 152 businesses and caused more than $40 million in damages.
		An aftermath of the flood was adoption of numerous regulations that limit building along the Big Thompson River and other, similar rivers throughout the United States.
	www.noaanews.noaa.gov /stories/s688.htm (658 words)

	Fraser River Raft Expeditions, Yale BC, Fraser Canyon, Teagehouse B&B, yale bc, historic, rafting, Thompson River, ...
		The Fraser River is as unique and different as the people that have traveled it, from thousands of years ago to today.
		The river trips we offer vary from large volume rivers like the Mighty Fraser and Thompson to small volume such as the Nahatlatch and Coquihalla.
		The Fraser River has seen captains and kings, millionaires and stagecoach robbers, empire builders, soldiers, dancehall girls and an uncounted company of gold miners who left their bones along its banks for a thousand miles.
	www.fraserraft.com (211 words)

	Thompson River
		Last year I missed out on my usual trip to the Thompson river because of a combination of factors - reports were that the fish were not evident and the river was very high which makes for difficult and dangerous fishing.
		The long hot summer had melted the snows in the upper mountains and the river was lower than anyone in town remembered.
		The weather was still sunny and warm so I hiked down the river and found a comfortable rock seat and painted, in hopes of coming away with something of value if I couldn't have another steelhead memory.
	www.vinsel.com /111198.HTM (1617 words)

	Thompson, river, Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Sagebrush and sand dunes: the Thompson River dry country surprises visitors with its striking contrast to B.C.'s rainforest and mountain landscapes.(related article: Life in the Dry Country)(Illustration) (Beautiful British Columbia)
		William Francis Thompson (1888-1965): a preeminent fishery biologist of the early and mid twentieth century.
		William Francis Thompson (1888-1965) and the dawn of marine fisheries research in California.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0848551.html (235 words)

	Thompson River Valley : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		From its juncture with the Fraser River at Lytton, the Thompson River cuts north, then east through an arid countryside grazed by cattle.
		Kamloops, a major trade center for this agricultural region, is increasingly a retirement center for refugees from the gloom of the Pacific coast.
		In the South Thompson River valley, the Shuswap Lakes are popular with houseboaters.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/thompsonrivervalley/1284010001.html (223 words)

	Thompson River Amateur Radio Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Thompson River Amateur Radio Club originated in the North Thompson River Valley at Barriere which is located along the # 5 Highway, also known as the Yellowhead Highway, the more northerly route across western Canada.
		The North Thompson River flows south to Kamloops and supports some of the most beautiful scenery in British Columbia!
		The footprint for the repeater reaches along the North Thompson River from Kamloops in the south to just past Clearwater to the north.
	www.geocities.com /november_india (460 words)

	The Big Thompson - The Coloradoan - www.coloradoan.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		On July 31, 1976, a violent rainstorm sent a rampaging wall of water through Big Thompson Canyon, returning it to its primordial state.
		From the event itself to the lasting effects of the tragedy, the Coloradoan Online presentation shows the power of nature and the many losses from the worst natural disaster to ever occur in Colorado.
		The Coloradoan Online presentation of the Big Thompson Flood was sponsored by Larimer County.
	www.coloradoan.com /news/thompson (144 words)

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