| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE through Clinton into Bonaparte River, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°06'31"N, 121°28'53"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92P/3 |
| Related Maps: |
92P/3 92P/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Clinton Creek adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, as labelled on BC map 1G, 1916, not "Junction Creek" as labelled on earlier maps. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Traditional name is for the upper reaches is Spil-pal'-um, meaning flat prairie (George Dawson, "Shuswap Names within Kamloops map area", Geological Survey of Canada Report Vol.VII, 1894.) Note that Dawson's map, Geological Survey sheet 557, Kamloops, labels Clinton Creek as terminating at Clinton (ie. not flowing directly into Bonaparte River) 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 08 - 121 41 on 92P/4. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |