Kiltuish 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 N. into Kiltuish Inlet, Range 4 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°19'17"N, 128°27'58"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103H/8 |
| Related Maps: |
103H/1 103H/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 October 1952 on Map 103H, "Douglas Channel," as established on BC Land's Map #3P, 1924, 1930 Gazeteer of Canada, and BC Reference Map #14A. Named in association with Kiltuish Inlet. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file D.2.52. |
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According to historians Philip and Helen Akrigg, this name comes from a Haisla First Nation work meaning “a long, narrow stretch of water leading outward.” Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, page 308. |