Skwawka River
| Language of origin | Salishan language family she shashishalhem language |
| 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 SE into head of Queens Reach, NE of Powell River (city), New Westminster Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°12'26"N, 123°59'15"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/4 |
| Related Maps: |
92J/4 92K/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 May 1924 on 92J/14 as labeled on Reference Map 2D "Powell Lake" (1923). May have previously been labeled as Squawka River (maps/dates not cited), but Skwawka spelling suggested in accordance with local useage and ease of pronounciation (P.1.24). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"From a [Sháshíshálem] word that may mean 'river splits.'" (p. 247) Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; "British Columbia Place Names"; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997 |
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Headwaters at 50 22 - 124 06. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |