Big Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Chilcotin River below Hanceville (locality), SW of Williams Lake (city), Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°51'05"N, 122°41'25"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92O/15 |
| Related Maps: |
92O/11 92O/15 92O/3 92O/6 92O/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 5 August 1954 on 92 O, as an established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Includes headwaters known as Mears Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 51 07 - 123 10 on 92 O/3. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |