Chilako River

Chilako River
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo Land District
Physical characteristics
SourceTatuk Lake
 • locationNechako Plateau
MouthNechako River
 • location
Near Prince George
 • coordinates
53°53′11″N 122°58′41″W / 53.88639°N 122.97806°W / 53.88639; -122.97806[1]
 • elevation
581 m (1,906 ft)[2]

The Chilako River is a tributary of the Nechako River, one of the main tributaries of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through the Nechako Plateau.

The name "Chilako" comes from the Dakelh name Tsalakhoh, meaning "the river in the hands of the beaver" or "beaver hand river".[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Chilako River". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ Mouth elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ Akrigg, G. P. V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1997). British Columbia Place Names. UBC Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-7748-0637-4. Retrieved 4 August 2013.