| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S into Monroe Creek, E side of Fraser River just above McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°21'30"N, 120°14'07"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 March 1965 on 93H, flowing southwest through Lot 5341 into the Fraser River at 53 21 - 120 14 30. Application altered 25 September 1980 from information provided by Water Rights Branch: this creek flows southwest into Monroe Creek, thence into the Fraser River. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The stream flowing southwest through Lot 5341 into the Fraser River is labelled "Tumbledick Creek" on BC map 3H, Tete Jaune, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1931, 1947, 1951 & 1958. This main channel since re-named Monroe Creek and the name "Tumbledick" assigned to a tributary on the north side. Large scale air photos indicate that the mid-channel of Monroe Creek has been diverted by road construction in the vicinity of Lot 9315 and now flows south into the Fraser River; Tumbledick Creek now appears to flow directly into the Fraser River via the original channel through Lot 5341. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |