Powell River

English Proper noun Powell river en river city/Powell River municipality/Powell River regional district/Powell River r/Sunshine Coast p/British Columbia c/Canada whose source is lake/Powell Lake and whose mouth is on the sea/Salish Sea; Both the river and its source, the lake, are named for Israel Wood Powell, 19th-century Commissioner of Indian Affairs for British Columbia. en Powell River Powell en city/and/municipality on the Powell River, regional district/Powell River r/Sunshine Coast p/British Columbia c/Canada. en 2 Indigenous place names restored on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast w:CBC News 2021-08-19 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigenous-place-names-restored-sunshine-coast-1.6146631 The community of Wilson Creek, south of Sechelt, is to be called ts'uḵw'um, and Saltery Bay, east of Powell River, is now sḵelhp. https://web.archive.org/web/20250910151213/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigenous-place-names-restored-sunshine-coast-1.6146631 10 September 2025 en @ellipsis of:City of Powell River district municipality regional district/Powell River r/Sunshine Coast p/British Columbia c/Canada. en @ellipsis of:Powell River Regional District @former name of:qathet Regional District regional district p/British Columbia c/Canada. en Regional District of Powell River Powell River Regional District qathet Regional District Regional District of qathet qathet en river s/Tennessee and s/Virginia of c/USA a tributary of river/Clinch River that feeds the river/Tennessee River; Named for 18th-century explorer Ambrose Powell, who was on the expedition that explored the river. en Powell River Powell Powell's River en Powell Valley Powell's Valley Derived terms en City of Powell River Regional District of Powell River Powell River Regional District Powell River Valley