Dilworth Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW into Mill Creek, in Kelowna, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°53'10"N, 119°26'20"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Dilworth Creek adopted 18 June 1979 in association with Mount Dilworth, not "Dry Creek" as known to area residents c1900. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"[Re-]named after John Dilworth (1850-1917), who farmed nearby 1900-1909, afterwards an alderman of Victoria, where he died. Born in Quebec; Manitoba farmer and grain merchant, 1868-1900; veteran of the first Riel Rebellion 1869-1870." (12th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society, 1948, citing Leslie Dilworth). Source: included with note |