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- 1 2 "Chilako River". BC Geographical Names.
- ↑ Mouth elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS source coordinates.
- ↑ 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.