Apex Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into Salmo River, between Nelson and Ymir, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°24'03"N, 117°12'24"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 March 1948 as listed 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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Had been labelled "Whitewater Creek" on BC map 1EM, 1915; presumably named Apex in association with railway station near the mouth of the creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |