Dog Creek
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just S of Williams Lake (city), Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°06'09"N, 122°07'34"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93B/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 25 January 1995 on 93 B/1, as recommended by City of Williams Lake planning department; a well-established local name that should be labelled on maps. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Caution: a much older community, also called Dog Creek, located about 30 miles south of here. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |