Howser Creek adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, as labelled on Perry's mining map of the West Kootenay, 1893, and on 1893 Map of the Town of Lardo [sic] by John Retallack, and on all subsequent maps of the area. Coordinates of mouth adjusted 18 January 1971, due to flooding behind Duncan Dam.

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"Howser Creek: On this and another stream tributary to Duncan River, which flows into the north end of upper Kootenie Lake, coarse gold has been found. No work of importance." ("The Mineral Wealth of British Columbia" by George M. Dawson, published in 1887-88 Annual Report of the Geological & Natural History Survey of Canada, Vol III, Part 2, p.133R).

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Evidently an often-repeated misspelling of "Hauser" referring to prospector Fred Hauser who claimed to have found placer gold on this creek and brought out several hundred dollars worth of gold dust one summer (date of his discovery not known); the summer following his discovery Hauser went back with a partner but neither was heard from again. See also Howser (locality) for additional historic information, including another explanation for the spelling variation, and 2010-13 research undertaken by Paul Howser.

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