Moha is a rural locality located at the confluence of the
Bridge
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and
Yalakom Rivers, 30 km northwest of
Lillooet, British Columbia
Lillooet () is a district municipality in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, Squamish-Lillooet region of southwestern British Columbia. The town is on the west shore of the Fraser River immediately north of the Seton River mouth. On British ...
,
Canada
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. The name derives from that of a rock formation on the north (right) bank of the Yalakom River overlooking the confluence, meaning "land of plenty" and which was adopted as the name of the
Moha Ranch, one of several small ranches and farms in the area, which is located on the
benchland
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above the rock formation.
The surrounding rural neighbourhood, which includes land-holdings up the Yalakom River, and along the Bridge River from
Michelmoon Creek in the
Bridge River Canyon downstream to
Antoine Creek, is known locally in the Lillooet Country region as Yalakom (as opposed to "the Yalakom", which refers to the basin and terrain of the Yalakom River and includes uninhabited areas far upstream from Moha/Yalakom).
References
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Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
Lillooet Country
Populated places in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
Ghost towns in British Columbia
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