Defot Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into Canyon Creek, W side Dease River N of Dease Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°55'02"N, 130°27'43"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104J/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 1st Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 1898. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Refers to an early prospector; probably named by G.M. Dawson (information from Hugh Gabrielse, Geological Survey of Canada). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 58 53 - 130 26. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |