| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE from Washington State into Rock Creek, E of Osoyoos, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°02'47"N, 119°06'48"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Rock Creek adopted 6 June 1922, as labelled on International Boundary Survey map 9, published in 1913 from surveys of 1905. This creek is tributary to Rock Creek - it is not the main stream; name changed to Baker Creek 7 October 1954 to reflect the long-established local name used on both side of the boundary; US Board agreed to name change 28 November 1959 (file P.2.53). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Creek rises in Washington State and flows north into BC at 49 00 - 119 11 on 82E/3. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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See Canadian Geological Survey sheet 84A - Geology of the 49th Parallel. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |