Cameron River
| Feature Type: | River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flow SE and S into Halfway River, S of Wonowon, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°23'21"N, 121°40'18"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/5 |
| Related Maps: |
94A
94A/12
94A/5
94B
94B/15
94B/16
94B/9
94G
94G/2
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 March 1928 on 94B (file H.1.28). Re-approved 6 October 1949 on 94/NW, 19 March 1951 on 94A/SW, 17 January 1952 on 94G, 3 June 1954 on 94B, 2 September 1954 on 94B/9 and 10 May 1955 on 94A/12. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Had been labelled "Cameron River (North Fork Halfway River)" on BC map 1H, 1917. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Cameron River not Aikman Creek" is the wording in the Geographic Board of Canada minutes, 17 January 1952. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |