Contact Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Scud River, W side Stikine River below Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°15'28"N, 131°32'43"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/5 |
| Related Maps: |
104G/4 104G/5 |
Ministry of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship - GeoBC Branch
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in 1935 on Geological Survey sheet 310A Stikine River Area. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The established local name, used by navigators of the river and by prospectors. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |