The Nadina River is a river in Range 4 Coast Land District, British Columbia, Canada. It feeds into
François Lake
François Lake in British Columbia is about south of Burns Lake and west of Fraser Lake. The lake is long, making it the second longest natural lake entirely within British Columbia after Babine Lake. Nadina River is the inflow of the lake at th ...
at its west end. François Lake is about south of
Burns Lake
Burns Lake is a rural village in the North-western-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923. The village had a population of 1,779 as of the 2016 Census.
The village is known for its rich First Nations heritage, and ...
on Highway 35.
Name origin
The name is derived from that of
Nadina Mountain
Nadina Mountain, is a remote granitic mountain of volcanic origins located in Nadina Mountain Provincial Park in northern British Columbia, Canada. Situated south of Houston, British Columbia, it rises above the forested foothills of the rolli ...
, which is near its outlet, the name of which means "standing up alone" in the
Carrier language
The Dakelh (ᑕᗸᒡ) or Carrier language is a Northern Athabaskan language. It is named after the Dakelh people, a First Nations people of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, for whom Carrier has been a common English name derive ...
. The river's actual name in Carrier, not adopted by the geographical names board, is "Nadinako".
Settlement
A post office and settlement at the west end of François Lake, abandoned in the 1960s, was also named Nadina River.
See also
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List of British Columbia rivers
The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance
(See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers ). Also included are lakes th ...
References
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Rivers of British Columbia
Nechako Country
Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Range 4 Coast Land District