Karmutzen Creek
| Language of origin | Not defined: Indigenous origin |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Karmutsen Creek |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into Kilpala River, W of Nimpkish Lake, Rupert Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°26'13"N, 127°01'54"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/6 |
| Related Maps: |
92L 92L/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Karmutsen Creek adopted 3 June 1947 on 92L/6 as an established name. 26 April 1945 re-submitted for a change in spelling to Karmutzen Creek. Likely adopted in association with Karmutzen Mountain. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Karmutzen is recorded as being an anglicization of a local Indigenous name for the creek, and in reference to the Indigenous peoples who were living on what is now known as Cormorant Island. For additional name origin details see Karmutzen Mountain. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |