Powell River

Proper Noun

• river city, Powell River municipality, Powell River regional district, Powell River Sunshine Coast (region) British Columbia (province) Canada (country) 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.
• city municipality, Powell River regional district, Powell River Sunshine Coast (region) British Columbia (province) Canada (country)
• ; district municipality regional district, Powell River Sunshine Coast (region) British Columbia (province) Canada (country)
• ; ; regional district Sunshine Coast (region) British Columbia (province) Canada (country)
• river Tennessee (state) and Virginia (state) of USA (country) 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.