Neeta Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into head of Neroutsos Inlet, Quatsino Sound, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°20'35"N, 127°25'59"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Neeta Creek adopted 5 April 1927 on C317, not "Neeta River" as labelled on British Admiralty Chart #582, 1864 et seq. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Named in 1860 by Captain Richards, HMS Plumper, in charge of the hydrographic survey, or by Daniel Pender who conducted the survey of Neroutsos Inlet, 10-16 September 1860. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |