ðə ɹˈɪvɚ, ðə lˈeɪk ænd tˈɜːnɐbˌaʊt ɡlˈeɪʃɚ wɜː nˈeɪmd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən dˈæʃ fˈɪfti ˈeɪt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl dʒˌiːoʊfˈɪzɪkəl jˈɪɹ baɪ ðə hˈeɪzən kˈæmp pˈɑːɹɾi dᵻɹˈɛktᵻd baɪ dʒˈɛfɹi hˈæɾɚslismˈɪθ.
The river, the lake and Turnabout Glacier were named in 1957-58 during the International Geophysical Year by the Hazen Camp party directed by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith.