Adolph Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into upper North Thompson River, S of Valemount, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°29'57"N, 119°22'16"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/6 |
| Related Maps: |
83D 83D/11 83D/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 19 December 1961 on 83D/11, as labelled on BC map 3J, 1932. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in association with War Colt Group of mineral claims in this vicinity, owned by Adolph Anderson and L. Knutson of Albreda (BC Mines Report, 1923, p.A157) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 52 38 - 119 23. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |