Kedahda River
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| 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 W into Teslin River above (S of) Hyland Lake, E of Atlin, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°20'30"N, 132°00'30"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104N/8 |
| Related Maps: |
104N/8 104O/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 21 December 1944 on 104/NE. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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In the Tahltan language, 'Kedahda' is moose horn. Known locally as Moosehorn Creek. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |