Fort Shepherd Flats
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Flats (2) - Almost level land, usually found along a valley. Plural of Flat (2). |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W bank of Columbia River just N of BC-Washington boundary, S of Trail, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°01'19"N, 117°36'29"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 20 August 1979 on 82F/SW - an established local name in association with the HBC trading post established here in 1811 (long since abandoned). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |