| 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 E then N into Portage Creek, SW of Hudson's Hope, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°59'21"N, 122°00'00"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93O/16 |
| Related Maps: |
93O/16 93P/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Bullrun Creek adopted 30 August 1943 on 93O/16; not "Bull Creek" as had been labelled on BC Lands' map 3Q, 1931 (file P.1.43). Originally flowed east directly into Peace River in the vicinity of 55° 59' 11" x 121° 59' 34" about 300m above Portage Creek; the lower channel of this creek has been diverted northward and now drains into Portage Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name change recommended by BC, to avoid duplication, although staff at Peace Canyon Generation Station advised in 1983 that old timers still call this Bull Creek - the profile of the nearby mountain resembles the head of a bull elk. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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This may be the creek that Alexander Mackenzie notes 19 May 1793: "...we came upon an enclosure which had been formed by the natives for the purpose of setting snares for the elk..." Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |