Ben Abel Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S into Dutch Creek, SW of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°16'15"N, 116°09'20"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/8 |
| Related Maps: |
82K 82K/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Benabel Creek (not North Fork of Dutch Creek)" adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917. Identified as "Benabel Creek (not Big North Fork of Dutch Creek)" in the 18th Report, 31 March 1924. Form of name changed to "Ben Abel Creek" 9 June 1960 on 82K (file L.3.59). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After William Benjamin Abel, farmer and prospector who arrived here 1888. Also Mount Abel. Also Abel Creek about 15 miles northeast. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |