Tenchen Creek
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Kakiddi Creek, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°45'35"N, 130°26'15"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980 on 104G/16 as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada (L.I. 15 November 1979). Named in association with Tenchen Glacier. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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The Tahltan words are recorded as being ice "Ten" and "Chen" dirty, which were selected because the glacier of the same name is completely covered by rock debris. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |