| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Okanagan Lake opposite Kelowna, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°53'36"N, 119°32'15"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Keefe Creek adopted 3 June 1975 on 82E/NW, flowing north into Faulkner Creek. Application extended 15 June 1977 on 82E/NW - Keefe Creek is the main stem and flows northeast into Okanagan Lake (Faulkner Creek is tributary to Keefe Creek...), as identified in Water Rights Branch records (June 1969 memo & sketch map, file K.1.55). Significance of name not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Keefe Creek rises in Lot 505 in the vicinity of Art Pond, and flows northeasterly through Lot 2189, Lot 1117 and Tsinstikeptum IR 10, thence into Okanagan Lake. Faulkner Creek is a tributary from the west, flowing into Keefe Creek in the SE 1/4 of Lot 1117 (details and sketch confirmed by Water Rights Branch, February 1982, file K.1.55). [see also Duncans Creek.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |