Cowie Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E. into Slocan River, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°32'22"N, 117°39'13"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 19 January 1956 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 63, as identified in Water Rights file 0130888 (date not cited). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Fred Cowie, who made application to purchase Lot 10807, near this creek, 15 March 1912 (Field Book 3429/12, ph 135). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |