Coal Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into Elk River at Fernie, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°29'49"N, 115°04'13"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/6 |
| Related Maps: |
82G/6 82G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 25 March 1914 for BC map 1E (Ottawa file OBF 1440). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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On Geological Survey Map. Dawson map of 1886. Headwaters at 49 26 - 114 52 on 82G/7. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |