# Turnagain River

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The **Turnagain River** is a river in the [Canadian province](/source/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada) of [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia). It is a tributary of the [Kechika River](/source/Kechika_River).

It was named the Turn-Again River by [Samuel Black](/source/Samuel_Black) of the [Hudson's Bay Company](/source/Hudson's_Bay_Company), who in 1824 journeyed to the river before turning back. It was also known as Black River and Little Muddy River before its current name was adopted on 1 June 1937. Its name in the [Kaska language](/source/Kaska_language) is Gacho.[3][4]

The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) operated a trading post (also known as Lower Post) on the river from 1888 to 1892, when the HBC sold off all its interests in the [Cassiar District](/source/Cassiar_District). It reacquired the post in summer 1897, but shut it down again two years later due to poor returns and the re-establishment of [Fort Nelson](/source/Fort_Nelson,_British_Columbia).[4]

## Geography

The Turnagain River starts at Turnagain Lake,[2] and flows generally east and north before joining the [Kechika River](/source/Kechika_River). The Kechika River is a tributary of the [Liard River](/source/Liard_River), which is in turn tributary to the [Mackenzie River](/source/Mackenzie_River), which empties into the [Arctic Ocean](/source/Arctic_Ocean). A notable tributary is the [Cassiar River](/source/Cassiar_River), which flows north to joins the Turnagain southeast of Cry Lake[5] and which was the focus of the [Cassiar Gold Rush](/source/Cassiar_Gold_Rush) of the 1870s. Other major tributaries are the [Major Hart River](/source/Major_Hart_River) and the [Dall River](/source/Dall_River).

Part of the river flows through the [Muskwa-Kechika Management Area](/source/Muskwa-Kechika_Management_Area).[6]

## See also

- [List of rivers of British Columbia](/source/List_of_rivers_of_British_Columbia)

## References

1. ["Monthly Discharge Data for TURNAGAIN RIVER ABOVE SANDPILE CREEK (10BA001) \[BC\]"](https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/report/historical_e.html?stn=10BA001&dataType=Monthly&parameterType=Flow&year=1993&mode=Table&page=historical&start_year=1850&end_year=2023). *wateroffice.ec.gc.ca*. Environment Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

1. ["Hudson's Bay Company: Black River"](https://pam.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/PAM_AUTHORITY/AUTH_DESC_DET_REP/SISN%202246?sessionsearch). *pam.minisisinc.com*. Archives of Manitoba - Keystone Archives Descriptive Database. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

1. [BC Names entry "Cassiar River"](https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/54598.html)

1. [Muskwa-Kechika Map](http://www.muskwa-kechika.com/pdf/map_page_size.pdf) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081120212958/http://www.muskwa-kechika.com/pdf/map_page_size.pdf) 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, Muskwa-Kechika Management Area

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