Erie Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S and E into Salmo River at Salmo, SW of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°11'19"N, 117°15'57"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/3 |
| Related Maps: |
82F/3 82F/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Erie Creek (not North Fork Salmon River, nor North Fork Salmo River)" adopted 3 November 1932 on Geological Survey sheet 283A, Salmo, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, and on BC Mineral Reference Map #5, 1930; named in association with Erie Mountain and Erie (town). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |