Braathen Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into Colbourne Creek, SE of Mackenzie, Cariboo Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°03'10"N, 122°44'23"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93O/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Canyon Creek adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on Reference Map 49 (date not cited). Name changed to Braathen Creek 5 September 1957 on 93O/2, to avoid confusion with numerous other "Canyon" creeks. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named to remember RCAF Flying Officer Harold Braathen, J27500, from Prince George; serving as a navigator with 44 (RAF) Squadron when he was killed in action 5 July 1944. Buried at Maressel French National Cemetery, Oise, France, coll. grave 284. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |