Nicola River

Nicola River
Nicola River near Douglas Lake
Mouth of Nicola River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Land DistrictKamloops Division Yale
CityMerritt
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates50°7′N 119°45′W / 50.117°N 119.750°W / 50.117; -119.750
MouthThompson River
 • location
Spences Bridge
 • coordinates
50°25′39″N 121°18′58″W / 50.42750°N 121.31611°W / 50.42750; -121.31611
Basin features
River systemThompson River
Tributaries 
 • leftColdwater River

The Nicola River /ˈnɪklə/, originally French Rivière de Nicholas or Rivière de Nicolas, adapted to Nicolas River, Nicola's River in English, is one of the major tributaries of the Thompson River in the Canadian province of British Columbia, entering the latter at the town of Spences Bridge.