Clayton Falls Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into North Bentinck Arm, W of Bella Coola, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°22'16"N, 126°48'57"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93D/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Clayton Falls Creek adopted 2 July 1953 on 93D; not "Clayton Creek" as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, and as labelled on Reference Map 88 (date not cited) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named (c1935?) by Water Rights Branch, after John Clayton, old-timer of the district and original factor of Hudson's Bay Company. See also Clayton Island. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |