| Feature Type: | District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Surrounding junction of North Thompson and Clearwater Rivers, N of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°38'43"N, 120°01'57"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/9 |
| Related Maps: |
82M/12 92P/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Clearwater (not Raft River) (flag station)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Clearwater (Station) and Clearwater Station (Post Office) both adopted 3 March 1955 on 92 P. Names combined and form changed to Clearwater (Post Office & Station) 5 August 1961 on 92 P/9. Form of name changed to Clearwater (Community) 15 December 1982 on 92 P/9, located just east of the junction of North Thompson & Clearwater Rivers. Incorporated as a District Municipality per Order in Council 652, 4 October 2007, effective 3 December 2007. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Raft River Post Office opened 16 June 1910. Name changed to Clearwater Station Post Office 1 February 1926 in association with CNR's station which had opened c1921-23. Name changed to Clearwater Post Office 11 October 1961. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |