Sakumtha River

The Sakumtha River is a river in British Columbia, Canada, flowing south out of the Kitimat Ranges from an origin west of the Tsaydaychuz Peak massif into the Dean River north of Bella Coola.[1]

Name origin

"Sakumtha" is from the Kimsquit dialect of the Nuxalk language and means "to wade across".[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ BC Names entry "Sakumtha River"
  2. ↑ BC Names entry "Sakumtha River"

Coordinates: 52°51′29″N 126°44′41″W / 52.85806°N 126.74472°W / 52.85806; -126.74472

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