Thomas Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into Iskut River just above Bob Quinn Lake, between Stewart and Dease Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°00'34"N, 130°20'53"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Geo. Thomas Creek (not Ellieot nor Elliot Creek)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC Lands' map 5D, 1929. George Thomas Creek confirmed 24 July 1945 on 104SE. Name changed to Thomas Creek 11 December 1952 on 104G, as recommended by Dominion topographic survey division. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Geo. Thomas (Elliot) Creek" on BC map 5C, 1929. George Thomas was an officer with the Dominion Fisheries Department. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |