Chipman Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows S into upper Chemainus River, Cowichan Lake Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°50'38"N, 123°55'24"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Chipman Creek (not Boulder Creek)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Chipman Creek adopted 12 December 1939 on 92SE, as labelled on BC map 2A, 1938, not Boulder Creek as had been labelled on Geological Survey sheet 41A, Duncan, 1915 & 1917, and on 42A, 1918. (BC file V.1.39, Ottawa file OBF 1699) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After K.D. Chipman, Geological Survey of Canada, topographical engineer who carried out the first topographic survey of this area. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |