Sumgás Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW then S through Kitimat (city) and Kitamaat IR 1 into the mouth of Kitimat River, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°01'30"N, 128°40'02"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Sumgás Creek adopted 4 September 1991 by BC, as submitted by Kitamaat Village Council. Adopted by Department of Indian & Northern Affairs 4 October 2001 on 103I/2. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The name "Sumgás" means "place where people render oolichan", describing the activity that took place near the mouth (July 1991 advice from Chief Gerald Amos, Kitamaat Village Council). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |