Fry Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into N end Kootenay Lake, S of Johnsons Landing, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°03'30"N, 116°52'37"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82K/2 |
| Related Maps: |
82F/16 82K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 15th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1917, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Application extended 15 December 1950, to include headwaters on 82F/16. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After long-time prospector and trapper Richard Fry. "Dick" Fry's ranch was situated near Bonners Ferry; in the early '80s' this trader was the only white resident of West Kootenay. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 49 59 - 116 27 on 82F/16. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |