| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into Barrière River just E of North Thompson River, N of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°11'45"N, 120°06'50"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/1 |
| Related Maps: |
82M/4 92P/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Dixon Creek adopted 11 August 1921 on Geological Survey publication 1945 (copy in GSC Summary Report 1921, Pt.A, p.72), as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915; not "Dickson Creek" as labelled on Geological Survey sheet 143A, Shuswap, 1915. Re-approved 3 March 1955 on 92P. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Dixon Creek (not Dickson)..." identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After an old-time resident on this creek; the correct spelling of the family name confirmed from Land Registry Office records. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 51 10 - 119 57 on 82M/4. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |