Davis 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 SW into Davis Bay, W side of Finlay Reach Williston Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°32'54"N, 124°28'21"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94C/9 |
| Related Maps: |
94C/16 94C/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted November 1944 on 94/SW as labelled on R.D. McCaw's 1939 map; flows SW into Finlay River. Coordinates of mouth altered 14 June 1974 on 94C, following flooding of Williston Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Davis Creek" on BC map 1H, 1917. Provincial Archives speculates that this may have been named for "12-foot Davis". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |