Bridge Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E into Canim Lake, NE of 100 Mile House, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°46'23"N, 120°54'03"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/15 |
| Related Maps: |
92P/10 92P/11 92P/14 92P/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 April 1936 on BC map 3G, flowing east through Canim and Mahood Lakes into Clearwater River at 51 55 - 120 12, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, and on BC map 1G, 1916. Application altered 6 December 1941 to apply only to that portion of the watercourse flowing east into Canim Lake at 51 46 - 120 54. Watercourse between Canim & Mahood Lakes re-named Canim River; watercourse between Mahood Lake & Cleartwater River re-named Mahood River (file Q.1.35). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 51 32 - 120 46. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |