| 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 SW through Headwaters Lakes, then SE into Okanagan Lake at Summerland, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°33'48"N, 119°37'27"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/12 |
| Related Maps: |
82E/12 92H/16 92H/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Trout Creek adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 420A, Kettle River, and on 421A, Hope, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Source originally understood to be northwest of Headwaters Lakes at 49 51 - 120 03 on 92H/16; source since confirmed northeast of Headwaters Lakes at 49 50 - 119 59 on 82E/13. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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44 miles long. Named long ago for its fish. Shown as "Trout River" on the first map to delineate in detail the Okanagan region, "A sketch of Thompson's River District, 1827" by Archibald McDonald, HBC. (12th Report of the Okanagan Historical Society, 1948) Source: included with note |