Findlay Creek
Language of origin English language
Feature Type:Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river.
Status: Official
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: Flows NE then E into Kootenay River, S of Canal Flats (community), Kootenay Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 50°05'33"N, 115°47'10"W at the approximate mouth of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 82J/4
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Origin Notes and History:

Adopted 20 February 1915 on Ottawa file OBF 0031, as labelled on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915. Re-approved 15 December 1950 on 82F/16 - a long-established and well-known local name.

Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.