| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into head of West Road River, N of Anahim Lake, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°58'16"N, 125°10'13"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93C/14 |
| Related Maps: |
93C/11 93C/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 March 1954 on 93C, as identified on 1911 survey for Lot 675 (Field Book 4439/11 ph 43). Origin/significance not known. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled Carnlick Creek on 1911 survey plan. Renamed Colley Creek in 1912 (by E.P. McKie, BCLS, or by D.M. McKay, BCLS ?) after their colleague E.P. Colley, BCLS, who had surveyed extensively in the district, and was drowned aboard the Titanic in April 1912. This name was never used or recognized by the local population, and Carnlick was adopted as the established and preferred local name. Origin/significance of Carnlick not known. 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 43 - 125 18 on 93C/11. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |