McLeod Meadows
| Feature Type: | Meadow (2) - Low-lying, flat, seasonally wet, grassy area. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Kootenay River at mouth of Meadow Creek, NE of Radium Hot Springs at S end of Kootenay National Park, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°45'59"N, 115°57'00"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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McLeod Meadows (plural) adopted 12 October 1966 on 82J/13, as labelled on Kootenay National Park map MCR206, 1938 & 1955, and on Dominion sectional sheet 114, 1955. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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A long-established local name, used since at least 1923, referring to a hay meadow here, in the days before a park campground was built. (December 1966 letter from former park warden, Kootenay National Park, file P.3.51). Origin/significance of "McLeod" not provided. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |