Delphine Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E into Toby Creek, SW of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°24'32"N, 116°18'57"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Delphine Creek (not North Fork of Toby Creek)" adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917, for Geological Survey sheet 165A, Windermere. Also Delphine Mountain. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So-named in association with the Delphine Mineral Claim on this creek, first identified in 1898 BC Mines Report, pp.1041 & 1055. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |