BC Geographical Names

Name Details:

Name: Mahood River
Feature TypeClick here for a list of
Feature Types.:		 River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse
StatusClick here for an explanation of Status.: Official
Relative Location: Flows E into Clearwater River from Mahood Lake, SW side Wells Gray Provincial Park, Kamloops Division Yale Land District
Latitude-LongitudeClick here for an explanation of Position Type.: 51°54'57''N, 120°11'39''W at the approximate mouth of this feature.
DatumClick here for an explanation of Datum.: NAD83
NTS MapClick here for an explanation of NTS Map.: 92P/16
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Origin Notes and History:

Bridge Creek adopted 28 April 1936 on BC map 3G, flowing east through Canim and Mahood Lakes into Clearwater River, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, and on BC map 1G, 1916. Application altered 6 December 1941 to apply the name Bridge Creek only to that portion of the watercourse above Canim Lake. At the same time, the watercourse between Canim and Mahood Lakes was renamed Canim River, and the watercourse between Mahood Lake and Clearwater River was renamed Mahood River (file Q.1.35). See Mahood Lake for name origin.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office