MacDonald Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | McDonald CreekOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW into Racing River near Toad River (locality), W of Fort Nelson, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°52'13"N, 125°04'02"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94K/14 |
| Related Maps: |
94K/10 94K/14 94K/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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MacDonald Creek adopted 2 July 1953 on 94K. Form of name changed to McDonald Creek 27 January 2002 on 94K/14, the current spelling of the family name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Charlie MacDonald, the patriarch of the Grand Lake Indians, who was living near this creek in 1944 when topographic surveys were completed. This is the watercourse named "McDonnell River" by F.K. McKusker, DLS, and so-labelled on his map prepared from the 1931 Mary Henry expedition (file S.1.36). Likely refers to the same person. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |