Taurus Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW. into West Kettle River, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°17'57"N, 119°02'11"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/6 |
| Related Maps: |
82E/6 82E/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Taurus Creek (not Bull Creek)" adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer; confirmed 6 October 1936 on OBF 1525. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 49 20 -118 59 on 82E/7. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |