Nautley River
| Feature Type: | Channel (3) - Narrow stretch of water connecting two bodies of water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Drains Fraser Lake into Nechako River, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°04'59"N, 124°36'36"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 21 April 1966 on 93 K/2. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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This is the local name for the 1 mile long channel that drains Fraser Lake into Nechako River. From the 1930's to 1966, this outlet was mistakenly labelled "Stellako River" [now confined between François and Fraser Lakes.] So-named because it flows through Nautley IR 1. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |