Tamihi Creek
[tamma HI]
| Language of origin | Salishan language family Halqʼeméylem language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW across BC-Washington boundary then N into Chilliwack River, W of Slesse Park (community), New Westminster Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°04'13"N, 121°50'25"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Tamihi Creek (not Tamihy nor Tammeahai)" adopted in the 12th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1913. Confirmed 6 October 1936 on 92H, and 5 April 1951 on 92H/4. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Spelled "Tummeahai Creek" on original boundary survey, 1869. Spelled "Tamihy Creek" on BC Lands map 33, Yale, 1912. Spelled "Tomyhoi Creek" in Washington State records, 2004. The preferred modern spelling is T'amiyehó:y, meaning "hollering the ones that are finished." (Stó:lo Nation) Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |