Jumbo Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into Toby Creek, SW in Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°20'49"N, 116°24'28"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/8 |
| Related Maps: |
82K/7 82K/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Jumbo Creek adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915; not "Jumbo Fork Toby Creek" as labelled on 1911 map "Portion of the Watersheds of Toby & Horsethief Creeks" by G.D. Emerson & E.W.Harden (published in Canadian Alpine Journal, vol 1V, 1912, opp/p.98). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in association with Jumbo Peak (since re-named Jumbo Mountain), in turn referring to the Jumbo Mineral Claim, Crown Granted in 1892 according to BC Mines Annual Report, 1896. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |