Boucicault Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into Koksilah River, S of Duncan, Helmcken Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°39'35"N, 123°42'35"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 31 December 1982 on 92B/12, as identified in Water Management files since 1977. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Name required for water licence purposes; in the absence of any known local name, "Boucicault" was chosen by Water Rights Branch from a biographical dictionary. Boucicault (pronounced BOO si-ko) was an Irish actor, c1850. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |