| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SW into Bella Coola River at W side Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, Range 3 Coast Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°25'35"N, 126°12'42"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93D/8 |
| Related Maps: |
93D/8 93D/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Kahylskt River adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on Trutch's 1871 map of British Columbia (file B.1.35). Spelled "Kahylklst River" on Lands map Bella Coola, 1905. Form of name changed to Kahylskt Creek 13 March 1947 on 93SW. Name changed to Burnt Bridge Creek 2 July 1953 on 93D, the well-established, preferred local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Note: text placement error on federal 1:50 000 map 83D/8, editions 1 & 2: the word "Creek" is positioned on a tributary EAST of the main channel. Text is correctly positioned on federal 1:50 000 map 93D/9, flowing south from headwaters on the west side of McKenzie Pass. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |