Alces 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 SE into Peace River, E of Beatton River, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°07'37"N, 120°03'20"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/1 |
| Related Maps: |
94A/1 94A/8 94A/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 March 1929 on 94/SE, as labelled on BC 1H, 1917; confirmed on numerous subsequent sheets. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Moose River" on Dominion sheet #511, 1916 (5T235, file H.3.28); presumably to avoid duplication a unique name was sought. "Alces" is the latin name for moose, alces americanus. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |