Tranquille River is a river located in the Thompson region of British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. The river is located on the north side of Kamloops Lake

Kamloops Lake

Kamloops Lake in British Columbia, Canada is situated on the Thompson River just west of Kamloops. The lake is 1.6 km wide, 29 km long, and up to 152 m deep...

 almost 8 miles (12.9 km) west of Kamloops, near Tranquille, Kamloops

Tranquille, Kamloops

Tranquille is a neighbourhood of the City of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, located on the northeast side of Kamloops Lake. It is the site of the Tranquille Institution, a youth prison, which was formerly and variously an Indian residential school, a home for the mentally handicapped, a...

. The river was discovered as gold-bearing in 1852. The river has been mined and the total value of gold mined is estimated at $250,000.

The river was named by fur traders of the Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company

The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...

 for the Secwepemc

Secwepemc

The Secwepemc , known in English as the Shuswap people, are a First Nations people residing in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Their traditional territory ranges from the eastern Chilcotin Plateau and the Cariboo Plateau southeast through the Thompson Country to Kamloops and the Shuswap...

Chief Pacamoos and nicknamed Tranquil for his quiet easy manner.