Kitsu Creek
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW then N into Mess Creek, just below (N of) Mess Lake in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°30'55"N, 130°51'39"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980 on 104G/10 as as submitted by the Geological Survey of Canada. Likely named in association with Kitsu Peak and Plateau. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Kitsu" recorded as being the Tahltan word for Northern Lights (Charles Francis Palgrave, "A Grammar and Dictionary of the Language Spoken by the Tahltans on the Stikine River, B.C., A Tribe belonging to the Tinne Branch of North American Indians", p. 114). (L.I. 15.11.79; T.2.54) Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |