| Language of origin | Salishan language family Secwepemctsín language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into South Thompson River, NW of Salmon Arm (City), Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°44'59"N, 119°45'18"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/13 |
| Related Maps: |
82L 82L/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Niskonlith River adopted 14 May 1928 on 82L/13 as listed in 1913, 1914, 1924 Gazetteers. Feature type changed 11 July 1963 on 82L/13 as Nisconlith Creek as listed in 1953 Gazeteer and as appears on Reference Map 604 "Shuswap; Geological" (1898), Reference Map 669 "Shuswap; Topographic" (1898), and on Reference Map 143A "Shuswap Lake" (1915) to reflect its short length (5m) and most common local useage. Note on file says "never officially submitted as a feature type change" (V.1.63). Likely named in affiliation with Niskonlith Lake. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Niskonlith recorded as being the name of a well known Secwepemc chief from the mid-1800s (Information from Akrigg, G.P.V. and Helen B., 1001 British Columbia Place Names, DiscoveryPress, Vancouver, 3rd Edition, 1973, p. 191). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |