Tuwasus Creek
| Language of origin | Salishan language family St̓át̓imcets, Ucwalmícwts language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE then N into Lillooet River below Lillooet Lake, New Westminster Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°00'20"N, 122°30'18"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/2 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/15 92J/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Tuwasus Creek adopted 12 December 1939 on 92/SE, as labelled on BC Land's map 2B, 1914, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Tuwasus (25 Mile) Creek" on BC Lands' map 2B, 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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tswásus is the preferred spelling in Ucwalmícwts, the language of the Lower Lillooet people (June 2007 advice from Maurice DePaoli, Cultural Researcher and Heritage Resources Advisor for In-SHUCK-ch Nation.) Source: included with note |