Fording 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 into Elk River N of Sparwood, NE of Fernie, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°52'57"N, 114°52'36"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/15 |
| Related Maps: |
82G/15 82J/2 82J/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 10th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1911. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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As named in 1884 by G. M. Dawson, Geological Survey of Canada, because the trail crosses and recrosses the river [requiring much fording]. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |