Tadekho Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW into Mess Creek just above (south of) Mess Lake, S of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°26'31"N, 130°54'03"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 January 1980 on 104G/7, as submitted by Geological Survey of Canada. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A compound word created by Geological Survey of Canada, from the Tahltan words "tade" meaning three, and "kho" meaning grizzly bear; the survey party had been forced to relocate their camp adjacent to this creek because of a sow grizzly and two curious cubs. Also Tadekho Hill. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |