| Language of origin |
English language
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| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
Flows W into Columbia River at Brisco, SE of Spillimacheen, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
50°48'46"N, 116°16'43"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
82K/16 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 20 January 1955 on Columbia RIver Basin manuscript 45, as labelled on BC map 4G, 1914 et seq, and as identified in Water Rights Branch records.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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"Brisco Creek" text mis-applied on the next creek north on provincial map 82K/NE ed.1. Correctly labelled on subsequent editions.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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