Noeick River
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W. into South Bentinck Arm, S. of Hagensbork, Range 3, Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°02'27"N, 126°40'26"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93D/2 |
| Related Maps: |
93D/1 93D/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Noch River" adopted 6 April 1926 as listed in the 1930 Gazetteer of Canada. Name changed to "Noeick River" 7 February 1947 on Map 93/SW - it was decided that "Noeick" better represented the pronounciation of the local indigenous name for the river. Origin/Significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file O.1.46. |