Devils Club Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into Scud River below Fishbone Creek, E side of lower Stikine River SW of Telegraph Creek (community), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 57°18'02"N, 131°38'44"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104G/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 August 1989 on 104 G/5. 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 geological survey report; in the absence of any known local name, " Devils Club " chosen by BC Geological Survey because the valley of the creek was found to be covered in a dense undergrowth of Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |