Dougherty Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into Cale Creek, E side of Fraser River Prince George and Red Rock, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°46'52"N, 122°36'14"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93G/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 20 May 1975 on 93G/15, as identified in Water Rights files 0277515 and 0277827 (March 1969 or earlier). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name required for water licencing purposes; in the absence of any known local name(s), "Doughtery" chosen after James Dougherty, who pre-empted N 1/2 Lot 4631, 21 April 1921 (Rec 5426). Crown Grant 8804/559, 18 March 1929; this creek flows through the northwest portion of Lot 4631. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |