Tsolum River

The Tsolum River is a short river on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It joins the Puntledge River to form the Courtenay River in the City of Courtenay.[1]

Name origin

Originally identified on Admiralty charts as "River Courtenay" and given as "Courtney River" by Dr. Robert Brown of the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition, and as "the Slough known as Tsalum", it first appeared as the Tzolum River on a BC Lands map in 1895, and again in 1905. The name Tsolum River was made official in 1922.[2]

References

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

Coordinates: 49°41′45″N 124°59′39″W / 49.69583°N 124.99417°W / 49.69583; -124.99417

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