Copeland Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E into Jordan River, just NE of Revelstoke, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°07'27"N, 118°19'44"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82M/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 December 1939 on Geological Survey sheet 237A, Big Bend, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Named in association with Mount Copeland and Copeland triangulation stn. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Wildgoose Creek" identified on BC name card as old/other name for Copeland Creek. (map/document title/date not cited) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |