Whiteswan River
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Teslin RiverOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW through Teslin Lake, thence into Yukon River, Yukon, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°36'22"N, 132°05'30"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104N/9 |
| Related Maps: |
104J/13 104J/14 104N/16 104N/8 104N/9 104O/4 104O/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Whiteswan River adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Name changed to Teslin River 17 January 1951 on 104O. Re-approved 4 October 1951 on 104 N. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |