Flyin Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW. into Walkout Creek, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°33'25"N, 130°45'51"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980 on 104G, as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada in November 1979 (file T.2.54) Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Recalls a local anecdote: In 1954 Herman Peterson, a well known bush pilot from Atlin mistook this drainage for Raspberry Pass and flew in under a low overcast. Unable to turn out of the narrow valley he crashed in the head of "Walkout Creek" and made his way back to Telegraph Creek on foot.... Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |