Farnham Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW into upper Horsethief Creek, W of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°30'52"N, 116°33'13"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/10 |
| Related Maps: |
82K/10 82K/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Farnham Creek (not South Fork Horsethief Creek)" adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Labelled "South Fork Horsethief Creek" on Geological Survey map 165A, Windermere. Re-named in association with Mount Farnham. Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |