Takla Landing, also known as McLaing Landing, is an unincorporated locality and former

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landing on the east side of

Takla Lake Takla Lake is the fifth largest natural lake in British Columbia, Canada. It is a deep fjord In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a g ...

in the

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of the

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. In the days of the

Omineca Gold Rush The Omineca Gold Rush was a gold rush in British Columbia, Canada, in the Omineca Country, Omineca region of the Northern Interior of the province. Gold was first discovered there in 1861, but the rush did not begin until late in 1869 with the disc ...

, Takla Landing was a port for steamboats connecting trails from

Hazelton, British Columbia Hazelton is a village municipality in the Skeena Country, Skeena region of west central British Columbia, Canada. The place is on the southeast side of the Skeena River immediately north of the Bulkley River mouth, where the confluence forms a pen ...

via

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to trails leading from Takla Landing eastwards to the area of the gold strikes in the lower Omineca River. The locality is the site of North Tacla Lake Indian Reserve No. 7 and adjoining it is North Tacla Lake Indian Reserve 7A. The reserves, 63.1 and 14.8 ha. respectively, are under the administration of the

Takla Lake First Nation Takla Nation is a First Nation located around Takla Lake, 400 km north of Prince George, British Columbia, Canada. The main community is at Takla Landing, at the north end of Takla Lake, but the band services 17 reserves totaling 809 hecta ...

.Indian and Northern Affairs Canada - Reserves/Settlements/Villages Detail
/ref> The community is served by the Takla Landing Water Aerodrome.

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