Minaker 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 N into Prophet River, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°51'41"N, 123°00'54"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94G/14 |
| Related Maps: |
94G 94G/10 94G/11 94G/14 94G/15 94G/6 94G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 March 1928 on 94G as suggested by K.F. McCusker, Dominion Land Surveyor, 1927. Named after a trapper who used the river valley as a trap line. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Headwaters at 57 24 - 123 09. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Previously may have been labelled "The-nah-sin" on Prophet River map sheet (no origin information recorded). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |