| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into Fraser River just SW of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°17'10"N, 120°06'30"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 13 February 1976 on 93H, as required for water licencing purposes. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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In the absence of any known local name, "Teare" chosen by Water Rights Branch in association with the mountain at the head of the creek (WR file 0323287). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Highway 16 and access road construction through Lot 5311 has diverted upstream drainage northwest through ditches adjacent to Hwy 16, thence into the Fraser River almost 1 mile north of the mouth of Teare Creek. Head of Teare Creek in the vicinity of 53 17 49 - 120 04 45. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |