Adopted in the 12th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1913, as labelled on British Admiralty Chart 579, 1860 et seq, and on BC map 2A, 1913.

Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office

Named c1843 by the officers of the Hudson's Bay Company, after Captain Charles Dodd (1808-1860), who was in the company's service for 25 years. Born 1808, native of Norwich. He came out from England as second officer of the company's paddle steamer Beaver, 1835, and on arrival at Fort Vancouver, Columbia River, was promoted to first officer. Chief officer HBC's barque Cowlitz, 1842. In charge of Fort Durham (Taku), 1842. Commanded the Beaver 1843-1852, succeeding Captain McNeill. Chief factor 1860. When in charge of the northwest coast was taken seriously ill in May 1860 and was brought down from Port Simpson in the Labouchere, Captain Swanson, to Victoria, where he died 2 June 1860. Buried in the old cemetery, Quadra Street. (See Victoria Colonist 29 May 1860 and 5 June 1860). Known as late as 1863 as "Nanaimo Rapids" (Victoria Colonist 22 January 1863).

Source: Walbran, John T; British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history; Ottawa, 1909 (republished for the Vancouver Public Library by J.J. Douglas Ltd, Vancouver, 1971)

"Labelled Skoo-quacht on a map of the Nanaimo Country, published in Victoria in 1860. A Chinook or Snuneymux word for rapids?" (SHALE, Journal of the Gabriola Historical & Museum Society, Vol.1, No.1, pp 44 (copy on file N.1.51).)

Source: included with note