Sproat 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 NE into Somass River , just NW of Port Alberni (city), Alberni Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°17'35"N, 124°52'55"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 June 1949 on 92F/7, as labelled on BC map 2A, 1913 et seq. See Sproat Lake for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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According to Alberni Valley Museum & Archives, the tradition name, Tu-quootlth, means "jumping area for fish", and might refer just to the falls area. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |