Bella Coola 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 W into North Bentinck Arm, W of Anahim, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°23'23"N, 126°46'39"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93D/7 |
| Related Maps: |
93D/7 93D/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Spelled "Bill Whoalla" by Captain Venables, 1862; "Balla Koula" by John Pawson, 1862; this is the river called "Nookhalk" by Lieutenant Palmer, RE, in his 1863 report. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |