Catfish Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Fraser River, between Crescent Spur and Dome Creek NW of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°38'20"N, 120°47'33"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/10 |
| Related Maps: |
93H 93H/10 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 3H, 1919. Confirmed 12 March 1965; mouth at 53º 37' 00" - 120º 46' 00 on 93H/10, since diverted by highway & secondary road construction. Altered application 30 May 1990; mouth at 53º 38' 20" - 121º 47' 40" as shown on 1:20 000 TRIM mapping and confirmed by Department of Highways staff at McBride. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |