Negro Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE then N into Negro Lake, N side of Moyie River, SW of Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°25'40"N, 115°56'35"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/5 |
| Related Maps: |
82F/8 82G/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Nigger Creek" was approved in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Name changed to "Negro Creek" 3 May 1961 on Ottawa file OBF 3177; confirmed 7 November 1962. Coordinates of mouth altered 2 November 1988 on 82G/5 to 49 25 45 - 115 56 30 (NAD27). "Negro Creek" rescinded as an official name 6 February 2023 as proposed from a resident due to the derogatory nature; no replacement name officially adopted for the creek. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |