# Adam River

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'''Adam River''' is a river on northern [Vancouver Island](/source/Vancouver_Island), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia), Canada, flowing north into the [Johnstone Strait](/source/Johnstone_Strait) northwest of the community of [Sayward](/source/Sayward). The Adam's main tributary is the [Eve River](/source/Eve_River).<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/26106.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Eve River"]</ref> The [Kwak'wala](/source/Kwak'wala) name for the river is '''''He-la-de''''', meaning "land of plenty", a reference to abundant berries, birds, game, and salmon.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/22610.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Adam River"]</ref> That name is reflected in that of [Haylahte Indian Reserve No. 3](/source/Haylahte_Indian_Reserve_No._3), which is on the east bank of the Adam's mouth.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/65606.html Haylahte 3 (Indian reserve)"]</ref>   The former [Matilpi](/source/Matilpi) village of [Klaywatse](/source/Klaywatse) was located on an island in the river's estuary.<ref>[http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/54841.html BC Names/GeoBC entry "Klaywatse (Former First Nation Village)"]</ref>

==See also==
*[List of rivers of British Columbia](/source/List_of_rivers_of_British_Columbia)

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