Wah-wese Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW through Fort Rupert I.R. l into Beaver Harbour, Rupert Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°41'44"N, 127°24'20"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92L/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 15 March 1983 by BC and 21 February 1983 by DIAND, on 92 L/11. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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'Most people interviewed in the village of Fort Rupert were unaware the creek had any name at all, referring to it as just "the creek". Two of the Elders remembered it was called "WAH-WESE" in the old days'. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |