| Feature Type: | Coulee (2) - Steep-sided valley or ravine, often with a stream flowing in the bottom. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Drains S into Peace River, just SE of Fort St. John, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°11'59"N, 120°49'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 11 March 1985 on 94A/2, as submitted by District Land Manager, Fort. St. John. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After George E. Bouffioux, who homesteaded NE 1/4, Sec 20, Tp 83, R 18, W6M, 14 March 1928. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Water Management Branch advised, September 1991, that this is known locally as Old Fort Coulee. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Incorrectly labelled in blue on federal 1:50,000 map 94A/2, ed.4: this is a terrain feature so should be labelled in black. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |