The Vedder River, called the Chilliwack River above Vedder Crossing, is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.
The name Chilliwack comes from the Halkomelem word Tcil'Qe'uk, meaning "valley of many streams".
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