Spius Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N. into Nicola River, W. of Coutlee Plateau, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°08'45"N, 121°01'13"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/3 |
| Related Maps: |
92H/14 92I/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 June 1927 on Map #4M, "Nicola Lake", as established on Departmental Reference Map #6A. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Spius means "wrung" or "twisted" (information provided by someone from Spences Bridge, 1917). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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It appears that Spius Creek was known as Petit Creek locally but was officially named Spius being the Native name. Out of respect for Vincent Petit who died in 1889 at age 78, [a nearby] creek was given his name [see Petit Creek]. Source: Lean, Pat; “Nicola Valley Place Names”; SONOTEK Publishing, Merritt, 1993. |