The
Shuswap Country, or simply
"the Shuswap" (pronounced /ˈʃuːʃwɑːp/) is a term used in the
Canadian province of
British Columbia to refer to the environs of
Shuswap Lake. The upper reaches of the Shuswap basin, southeast of Shuswap Lake and northeast of the Okanagan, are generally considered to be part of
Okanagan or of the
Monashee Country rather than "the Shuswap". Roughly defined, the Shuswap Country begins on its west at the town of
Chase, British Columbia, located on
Little Shuswap Lake, west of which is the South Thompson area of the
Thompson Country, and includes
Adams Lake to the northwest of Shuswap Lake as well as communities in the
Eagle River area as far as
Craigellachie and/or
Three Valley Gap, which is at the summit of
Eagle Pass, beyond which eastwards is the
Columbia Country.