what river is virgin river filmed on

The TV show "Virgin River" is not actually filmed in Northern California, where the show is set, but rather in Vancouver and select areas in British Columbia, Canada. While the Virgin River is indeed an actual body of water in the United States, a small tributary of the Colorado River, the show is not filmed there. The shows filming locations include Snug Cove on Bowen Island, Burnaby, Squamish, and Port Coquitlam.