Nahlin River
[Nah-ah-LEEN]
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW into Inklin River, NE of Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°46'35"N, 132°05'36"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104K/16 |
| Related Maps: |
104J 104K 104K/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1898 on 104K/16 as listed in the First Annual Report of the Geographic Board of Canada. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Recorded that Rose Dennis of Dease Lake, indicated that this Tahltan word means "water pouring down" pronounced Nah-ah-LEEN. Jackie Williams, Atlin, indicates this is similar to a Tlingit word meaning "walk up to the next village". Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Headwaters at 58 35 - 131 03. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |