| 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 NW into Murray River at Tumbler Ridge, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°07'26"N, 121°02'33"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93P/3 |
| Related Maps: |
93I/15 93P 93P/2 93P/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 September 1954 on 93P, as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, and as labelled on BC Lands' maps 1L, 1940; 1H, 1943; and map 1A, 1945. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Rhubarb River" on BC Lands' map 1G, 1916. "Flatbed Creek (not Flat Creek nor Rhubard Creek)" 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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"Originally named Rhubarb River by Prescott Fay in 1916, then recorded as Flat Creek by Gwillim in 1919 and Holzworth in 1923. However it was recorded as Flatbed Creek by Spieker in 1920." (Tumbler Ridge, by Charles Helm, MCA Publishing, 2001, p.337). Source: included with note |