Fennell Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into Barrière River, E side of North Thompson River N of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°21'08"N, 119°43'23"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82M/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Fennel Creek (not Beaver Creek)" approved in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, at 51 21 - 119 48, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Application altered and spelling corrected to "Fennell Creek" 20 November 1972 on 82M/5 (file S.1.64 and A.1.72). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after George Fennell, an old timer in the district. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |