Spuzzum Creek
| Language of origin | Not defined: Indigenous origin |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE and NE into Fraser River, between Yale and Boston Bar, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°39'55"N, 121°24'43"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/11 |
| Related Maps: |
92H/11 92H/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Decision on 92H/ W. Established name onB.C. Lands Map, "B.C. 1933". B.C. Gazetteer 1930. Headwaters at 49 44 - 121 39 on 92H/12. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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An adaption of the First Nations name Spôzem, meaning "little flat." (Ches Lyons, Milestones on the Mighty Fraser). The boundary between the Coast Salish and the Interior Salish nations was just south of here. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |