BC Geographical Names

Name Details:

Name: Cottonwood 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 NW then SW into Fraser River, just N of Quesnel, Cariboo Land District
Latitude-LongitudeClick here for an explanation of Position Type.: 53°07'00''N, 122°36'41''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.: 93G/2
Related MapClick here for an explanation of Related Maps.: 93G/1
93G/2
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Origin Notes and History:

Headwaters at 53 01 - 122 06 on 93G/1.
Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa
Adopted 28 April 1936 on BC map 3G, as labelled on Trutch's 1871 map of BC, and as labelled on BC map 1G, 1919 et seq, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office