| 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 S and SW into Squamish River, just N of Squamish, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°46'45"N, 123°10'38"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/14 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/14 92G/15 92J/2 92J/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Cheakamus River adopted 1 August 1922 as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914, not "Chikamus River" as spelled on Geological Survey sheet 997A, Nanaimo & New Westminster Mining Divisions, 1908. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Anglicized from Tseearkamisht, a Squamish name meaning "people who use the cedar rope fishing net" (advice from Chief Louie George's mother; date not cited). Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |
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A 20,000+ hectare area incorporating much of the Cheakamus River watershed has been identified by Squamish Nation as a Wild Spirit Place, called Kwáyatsut. A Wild Spirit Place is an area of cultural, spiritual and/or ecological significance to the Squamish Nation. Further analysis is needed to determine the appropriate designation and boundaries for this area, which is largely within Garibaldi Provincial Park. (Squamish Nation Forest Recreation Guide, 2003). The meaning or significance of the word Kwáyatsut is not provided; pronunciation may approximate kway a sote. Source: included with note |
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Headwaters at 49 57 - 122 45 on 92G/15. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |