Deadman Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Craigflower CreekOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into Portage Inlet, NW of Victoria Harbour, Esquimalt Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°27'21"N, 123°25'57"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/6 |
| Related Maps: |
92B/11 92B/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Deadman Creek adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 2A, Southern Vancouver Island, 1913 & 1920. Name changed to Craigflower Creek 27 September 1932. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Had been labelled "Deadman River" on J.D. Pemberton's 1855 map for the Hudson's Bay Company. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |