Cole Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Bilston Creek, W of Witty's Lagoon, Metchosin Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°23'06"N, 123°32'23"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 6 November 1934 as identified in Water Rights Branch records, file 121. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After George Cole who obtained a Crown Grant for Section 8 Metchosin District on 20 December 1875. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Early plan of Lot 8971 shows this creek draining Blinkhorn Lake and mislabels this "Bilston Creek". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |