Nagha Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into Kitsu Creek, just NE of Mess Lake in Mount Edziza Provincial Park, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°30'20"N, 130°51'20"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 submitted by the Geological Survey of Canada. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Nagha recorded as being the Tahltan word for "wolverine" (Palgrave, p. 126) Named "Nagha" because during time of survey a wolverine frequently visited a sheep carcass on the ice nearby the party (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. |