Gamble Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E into McNeil River, N side of Skeena River opposite mouth of Ecstall River, Range 5 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 54°13'15"N, 129°59'07"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103I/4 |
| Related Maps: |
103I/4 103J/1 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Originally approved in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC Lands' map 3M, 1916 & 1929. Confirmed 3 April 1952 on 103J. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Does this refer to Edward Gamble, the Tsimpsean chief at Kitkatla? Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |