Iskut 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 S passed Bob Quinn Lake (community), then W into lower Stikine River, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°44'54"N, 131°46'58"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104B/12 |
| Related Maps: |
104B/10 104B/11 104B/12 104B/13 104B/15 104B/16 104G/1 104G/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 1935 on Geological Survey sheet 311A, Stikine River Area. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |
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Possibly from the Nisgha Indian word meaning "stinking", otherwise of unknown origin. 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 |