| Language of origin | Salishan language family Hulʼqʼumiʼnumʼ language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S into Elsie Lake, Newcastle Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°28'24"N, 125°06'42"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/6 |
| Related Maps: |
92F/11 92F/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 December 1939 on 92F/6 as submitted by the Geographic Division. Change in the form 20 September 1977. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Katlum" recorded as being an anglicized translation of a Cowichan word for "forest" (Tolmie, Fraser and George Dawson. "Comparative Vocabularies of the Indian Tribes of British Columbia with a Map Illustrating Distribution". Montreal: Dawson Brothers, 1884. Page 42B) Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Headwaters at 49 31 -125 04 on 92F/11. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |