The Gates
| Feature Type: | Narrows - Constricted section of a water body. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | In Peace River at NE side of Hudson's Hope (municipality), Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°06'24"N, 121°47'19"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 March 1929 for 94/SE as a local name, referring to a narrow channel in the Peace River. Location verified April 2012 by municipal staff: south side of the island in Peace River immediately below Dry Creek mouth. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |