| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E through Kathlyn Lake then S and E into Bulkley River, just N of Smithers, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°47'39"N, 127°09'46"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 368A, Smithers, as labelled on BC map 3D, 1922 et seq; named in association with Kathlyn Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name extended to channel above Kathlyn Lake in October 1961, as advised by Water Rights Branch: flows east across Sec 8, 9, 10, Tp 1A, and across railway tracks into west side of Kathlyn Lake. Headwaters channel confirmed July 2006 by Water Management Branch: source in the vicinity of 54 48 39 - 127 17 32 then flows northeast through Sec 9, then southeast through Sec 10..... (file S.1.51) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |