| Language of origin |
English language
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| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
S side of Fraser River near Hope airfield, just W of Hope, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: |
49°21'58"N, 121°30'39"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92H/5 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Floods (station) adopted 7 April 1955, as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Floods (community) 16 June 1983.
Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.
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