Angus Horne Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into Azure Lake in Wells Gray Provincial Park, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°23'01"N, 119°59'09"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/5 |
|
|
Origin Notes and History:
|
Angus Horne Creek adopted 22 February 1963 on 83D, as labelled on BC Reference Map 11 (early 1930's). Some early maps used the form "Angushorne" Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
|
Angus Horne was an old timer in the Blue River District (his map of the area is published in 1923 BC Mines Report, p.157; his signature appears on 14 April 1936 letter, file 34275-S) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
|
Headwaters at 52 25 - 119 37. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |