| Language of origin | Not defined: Indigenous origin |
| 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 S into head of Tahsis Inlet, N of Nootka Island on W side of Vancouver Island, Nootka Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°55'24"N, 126°39'29"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92E/15 |
| Related Maps: |
92E/15 92L/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Tasis River adopted 7 December 1920. Spelling changed to Tahsis River 1 February 1938 on C.3645, in association with nearby Indian Reserve. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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[8 September 1865] "I found out that the names given to different places as arose from [Indigenous] names misconstrued, for instance... Tasis Canal or Tah-cease means where the water travel stops and they have to walk." (John Buttle, Journal of the Proceedings of the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition, June 19 - October 8, 1865, p.92.) Typescript in Provincial Archives. [The Provincial Archives cites the same journal entry for both Tahsish Inlet & River tributary to Kyuquot Sound, and Tahsis Inlet & River tributary to Nookta Sound.] Source: Provincial Archives' Place Names File (the "Harvey File") compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |