Brightwater
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | TappenOfficial |
| Relative Location: | NW side of Salmon Arm Shuswap Lake, just N of Salmon Arm (municipality), Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°46'59"N, 119°20'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Tappen Siding Post Office opened here 1 July 1892, F.McCulla, postmaster; closed 1 February 1897. Brightwater Post Office was opened in this location 1 August 1908, H.C.Banks, postmaster. Re-named Tappen Post Office 1 August 1911. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |