Kadeya Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Elwyn Creek, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°48'09"N, 130°51'54"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980 on 104G/15 as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada (L.I. 15 November 1979) Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Kadeya" is recorded as being a Tahltan for "go after" or "in search of". This name was selected because in 1956 someone got lost by following this tributary and failed to show up at camp. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |