| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Tetayut CreekOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into Saanichton Bay, E side of Saanich Peninsula between Sidney and Victoria, South Saanich Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°35'39"N, 123°23'30"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Sandhill Creek adopted 6 November 1934 on Department of National Defense sheet 415d (Ottawa file OBF 1449-2). Name changed to Tetayut Creek 4 September 2008 on 92B/11, as recommended by Tsawout First Nation and Capital Regional District and endorsed by Central Saanich District Municipality (file V.1.38) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The name Sandhill Creek likely originated due to the fact that the creek used to be prime habitat for the Sandhill crane; these cranes are no longer found in the area. (April 2008 advice from Tsawout First Nation, Saanichton) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Identified as "Shady Creek" on some early water licences (licence numbers/dates not cited), and an article about bird-watching by H. Hosford published in Victoria Times-Colonist 27 February 1981. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |