Draw Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into Slocan River below Winlaw, between Castlegar and Slocan, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°34'43"N, 117°38'00"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 April 1959 on 82F/12, as identified in Water Rights Branch file 0117511 (earliest date not cited). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Point of diversion for water licence is in Lot 7688. John G. Ward applied for water in this creek in July 1934, under provisions of "Soldier Settlement Board." DRAW is the applicant's name spelled backwards. [not clear whether Mr. Ward or Water Rights Branch came up with this.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |