Nigger Creek
Language of origin English language
Feature Type:Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river.
Status: Not official
Other Names: Negro Creek
Relative Location: Flows SE then N into Negro Lake, N side of Moyie River, SW of Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 49°25'40"N, 115°56'35"W at the approximate mouth of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 82G/5
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Origin Notes and History:

Nigger Creek was approved in the 1930 B.C. Gazetteer. Changed to Negro Creek 3 May 1961 on OBF 3177 and confirmed 7 November 1962 on 82F/SE.

Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa