| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into Dewdney Creek, E side Coquihalla River NE of Hope, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°27'58"N, 121°12'02"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/6 |
| Related Maps: |
92H 92H/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Cedarflat Creek adopted 12 December 1939 on BC map 4Q, not Cedar Creek as labelled on Geological Survey publication 1897, Coquihalla River, 1923. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"We have 19 Cedar Creeks on record. This creek being in an area of important historical reference, it would be unwise to give a new name. At the same time it is essential that, being of lesser economic importance, this duplication be eliminated, [ while still ] retaining its' identity. Therefore the name Cedarflat is recommended, being named after a local feature in the area." (1938 notation on BC name card) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |