Omineca River
| 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 NE. into Omineca Arm, Williston Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°07'05"N, 124°29'53"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94C/1 |
| Related Maps: |
94C 94C/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision on NTS Map 94C. Approved about 1900, prior to card system. Headwaters at 56 15 - 126 31. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Adapted from the Tse'khene name for the river, "Ow Mani Gàh" meaning a "lake-like or sluggish river" (Guzagi K'úgé, published by Kaska Tribal Council, Watson Lake, 1997). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Other recorded spellings include "Ominica River", "Omenica River", and "Omeneca River" Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |