| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tlingit language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W then S into upper Jennings River, SE of Teslin Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°25'40"N, 131°21'32"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104O/6 |
| Related Maps: |
104O/10 104O/11 104O/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 January 1951 on 104O. Also Klinkit Lake. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Klinkit Creek and Klinkit Lake were named after the Klinkit Indians, inhabitants of the area. Also widely known as Moose Creek and Moose Lake. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Moose Creek and Klinkit Creek are not the same streams, as had been understood in 1951. February 2013 advice from Teslin Tlingit Council is that Moose Creek (whose original Tlingit name is Dzisk'u Heeni) flows southerly into Klinkit Creek at 59°33'35 x 131°09'39, below Klinkit Lake. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |