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CACGN Name Proposals March 2024 (pdf)
Proposed Name Changes as of February, 2024
| County | Proposal Type | Proposed Name | Current Name | Proposal Release Date | BGN List # |
| Tuolumne | Change name considered offensive | James Wong Howe | Chinaman Creek | July 10, 2020 | 440 |
| San Diego | Change | Cush-Pii | Stonewall Peak | January 24, 2022 | 446 |
| San Diego | Change | Cush-Pii Creek | Stonewall Creek | January 24, 2022 | 446 |
| San Diego | Change | Ipuk Spiruk | Little Stonewall Peak | January 24, 2022 | 446 |
| San Diego | Change | Ipuk Spiruk Creek | Little Stonewall Creek | January 24, 2022 | 446 |
| Sacramento | Change name considered offensive | Black Miners Bar | Negro Bar | August 5, 2022 | 448 |
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Riverside |
New descriptive name for unnamed feature | Hidden Heart Falls | n/a | February 6, 2023 | 550 |
| Humboldt | New name for unnamed feature | Salamander Creek | n/a | February 6, 2023 | 550 |
| Ventura | Change | x̓anwa flat | Kahus Flat | May 1, 2023 | 451 |
| Ventura | Change | poš creek | S’ o" Kuku Creek | May 1, 2023 | 451 |
| Ventura | Change | xutaš spring | Saputiwah Spring | May 1, 2023 | 451 |
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Tuolumne |
Change |
Chinese Miners Creek | Chinaman Creek | May 1, 2023 | 451 |
| Santa Cruz |
Stream |
Boomer Creek | n/a | July 24, 2023 | 452 |
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Lake |
Flat |
Kilkenny Valley | Habematolel Valley | July 24, 2023 | 452 |
| Klamath/Siskiyou |
Canal |
Klamath Straits Drain | Klamath Straits / Klamath Strait Drain Outlet | July 24, 2023 | 452 |
| Shasta |
Summit |
Yohala-mi | Sacramento Mountain | July 24, 2023 | 452 |
| Nevada | Change name considered offensive | China Wall Overlook | McGlashan Point | October 18, 2023 | 453 |
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San Bernardino |
New name for unnamed feature |
Fifth of July Hill |
N/A |
October 18, 2023 |
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Nevada |
New name for unnamed feature |
Hoot Owl Lake |
N/A |
October 18, 2023 |
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Lake |
New name for unnamed feature |
mxqawlay’ba knowin xyoykith |
N/A |
October 18, 2023 |
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Tulare, Inyo |
Summit |
Tumanguya |
Mount Whitney |
October 18, 2023 |
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Stanislaus |
Change name of Canyon & Creek to correct spelling |
Curran Canyon & Curran Creek |
Kern Canyon & Curran Creek |
January 23, 2024 |
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Lake |
Change name of populated place considered offensive |
Konocti |
Kelseyville |
January 23, 2024 |
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Santa Cruz |
New name for unnamed creek |
Uypi Creek |
N/A |
January 23, 2024 |