Nimpkish River

Nimpkish River
The Nimpkish River below Nimpkish Lake
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Region	Northern Vancouver Island
Basin features
Main source	Mount Alston 1,415 m (4,642 ft) 50°01′04″N 126°14′07″W / 50.0177°N 126.2352°W / 50.0177; -126.2352 (Nimpkish River, source)
River mouth	Broughton Strait 0 m (0 ft) 50°33′59″N 126°58′55″W / 50.56639°N 126.98194°W / 50.56639; -126.98194 (Nimpkish River, mouth)Coordinates: 50°33′59″N 126°58′55″W / 50.56639°N 126.98194°W / 50.56639; -126.98194 (Nimpkish River, mouth)
Physical characteristics
Length	118.1 km (73.4 mi)

The Nimpkish River is a river in northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is the longest river on the Island, rising on the west slope of Mount Alston, flowing northwest into Nimpkish Lake and then north into the Broughton Strait at a point 8 km east of Port McNeill, just southwest of the town of Alert Bay on Cormorant Island.

"Nimpkish" is an anglicization of the Kwak'wala name for the people of this area, the 'Namgis.