The Nadina River is a river in Range 4 Coast Land District, British Columbia, Canada, at 53° 58' 59" N - 126° 31' 0" W. It feeds into François Lake at its west end. François Lake is about 30 km (19 mi) south of Burns Lake on Highway 35.[1]
The name is derived from that of Nadina Mountain, which is near its outlet , the name of which means "standing up alone" in the Carrier language. The river's actual name in Carrier, not adopted by the goegraphical names board, is "Nadinako".[2]
A post office and settlement at the west end of François Lake, abandoned in the 1960s, was also named Nadina River.[3]