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Proposed Name Changes as of November, 2022
Tuolumne | Change name considered offensive | James Wong Howe | Chinaman Creek | July 10, 2020 | 440 |
Tuolumne | Change name considered offensive | China Creek | Chinaman Creek | April 5, 2021 | 443 |
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 |
Humboldt | to make official a commemorative name in local use | O'Haniel Creek | n/a | October 31, 2022 | 449 |
Siskiyou | Make official a name in local use | Blue Bear Mountain | n/a | February 6, 2023 | 550 |
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 |
Tuolumne |
Change |
Chinese Miners Creek | Chinaman Creek | May 1, 2023 | 451 |
Placer | New name for unnamed feature | Bickford Ranch | n/a | May 1, 2023 | 451 |
Santa Cruz |
Stream |
Boomer Creek | n/a | July 24, 2023 | 452 |
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 |