Durham Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into Iskut River N of Bob Quinn Lake, SE of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°11'56"N, 130°16'59"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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Redurham Creek adopted 24 July 1945 on 104/SE, not "Slate Creek" as labelled on BC map 5C, 1929. Form of name changed to Durham Creek 6 May 1954 of 104G. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Redurham" suggested by P.M. Monckton, BCLS, after R.E. Durham, a lineman on the Yukon Telegraph Line. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |