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The Brim River is a river in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, flowing into Owyacumish Bay which is at the west end of the Barrie Reach of the Gardner Canal.
At the mouth of the Brim River is the Brim River Hot Springs Protected Area, which feature an undeveloped hot spring and pristine old-growth forests. The park is backcountry wilderness and has no visitor facilities.
BC Names/GeoBC entry "Brim River"
information contributed February 2007 by anthropologist James V. (Jay) Powell, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; consultant to Haisla Nation, 2000-present
The Brim River is a river in the North Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, flowing into Owyacumish Bay which is at the west end of the Barrie Reach of the Gardner Canal.
At the mouth of the Brim River is the Brim River Hot Springs Protected Area, which feature an undeveloped hot spring and pristine old-growth forests. The park is backcountry wilderness and has no visitor facilities.
Names
The name Brim River is thought to have been conferred byCaptain Pender
Daniel Pender was a Royal Navy Staff Commander, later captain, who surveyed the Coast of British Columbia aboard , and from 1857 to 1870.
Pender was recorded as the second master of the admiralty survey vessel, HMS ''Plumper'', in 1857 when h ...
of the Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
, though the reason for the name is unknown.
The Haisla language name for the river is ''Uyagemis'' ('facing west') ....the Brim and nearby Owyacumish Creek (''Anak'edi'' in Haisla) are in the stewardship area or the holder of the chiefly name ''Gwenaxnud'', head of the Haisla Haisla may refer to:
* Haisla people, an indigenous people living in Kitamaat, British Columbia, Canada.
* Haisla language, their northern Wakashan language.
* Haisla Nation The Haisla Nation is the Indian Act-mandated band government which nominall ...
Blackfish clan.froBC Names/GeoBC entry "Brim River"
information contributed February 2007 by anthropologist James V. (Jay) Powell, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; consultant to Haisla Nation, 2000-present
See also
* List of rivers of British ColumbiaReferences
Rivers of the North Coast of British Columbia Rivers of the Kitimat Ranges Haisla {{BritishColumbiaCoast-river-stub