| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Liĺwat River |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE through Lillooet Lake into Harrison Lake, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°44'49"N, 122°08'44"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/9 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/16 92G/9 92J/1 92J/11 92J/12 92J/2 92J/6 92J/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Lillooet River adopted 26 June 1911, as labelled on A.C. Anderson's 1849 map, et seq. See Lillooet (municipality) for origin information. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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nkúkwtsa is the Ucwalmícwts name - the language of the Lower Lillooet people - for the portion of Lillooet River below Lillooet Lake (June 2007 advice from Maurice DePaoli, Cultural Researcher and Heritage Resources Advisor for In-SHUCK-ch Nation.) [Pronunciation and origin information to follow.] Source: included with note |
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See the name record for 'Liĺwat River' for more information on the UcwalmÌcwts name for Lillooet River. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |