Niven 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 N. into Thutade Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°54'09"N, 126°54'19"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94D/15 |
| Related Maps: |
94D 94D/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 April 1940 on Geological Survey sheet 622A, McConnell Creek, as labelled on plan 3T324, "Ingenika River & hdwtrs of Finlay River" by Frank Swannell, BCLS, 1932. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named by F.C. Swannell, BCLS, after Charles Niven, air mechanic for Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |