| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E. into Fraser River at Quesnel, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°58'21"N, 122°30'10"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93B/15 |
| Related Maps: |
93B/11 93B/14 93B/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 April 1936 on Ottawa file 1484, as labelled on BC map 3G, 1921 & 1935, as identified on 1921 survey plan (Field Book 843/21 ph 53), and as listed in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Probably named after Auguste Boulanger, who took up land in this area in May 1903 and in 1910 & 1911 operated the government ferry which ran across the Fraser River at Quesnel. After his arrival, M.Boulanger anglicized his name to August Baker, and was known locally as "Augie" Baker. (information provided 8 March 1934 by Mr. C.E. Tildesley). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 52 42 - 123 13 on 93B/11. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |