Benton Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S into Beaver Creek, W of Salmo, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°11'22"N, 117°25'20"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Named 29 September 1932 by Geographic Board of Canadam in association with nearby GNR station (file S.1.32) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Had been labelled "Jackson Creek" on BC map 1EM, 1915. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |