Goat 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 Fraser River, between Goat River (station) and River, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°31'56"N, 120°33'33"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/10 |
| Related Maps: |
93H 93H/10 93H/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 March 1965 on 93H, as listed in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Origin/ Significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Reported to be named in July 1886 by Robert Buchanan, George Isaacs, Arthur Johnston, Kenneth McLeod and N. Wilson (Pp. 198, 1886 BC Mines Report). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |