Harrop Creek
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into West Arm Kootenay Lake at Harrop, NE of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°36'28"N, 117°02'51"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 September 1947 on Columbia River Basin manuscript #9, as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Named in association with Harrop (settlement). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Labelled "Mill Creek" on BC Lands' map 1EM, 1915. "Harrop Creek (not Mill Creek)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: Gibbs, James A; "Shipwrecks off Juan de Fuca"; Binfords & Mort, Portland, 1968. |