Chuck Creek
| Language of origin | Chinook Jargon language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW into North Thompson River above Vavenby, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°35'25"N, 119°41'42"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82M/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Chuck Creek (not Skookum)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Chuck Creek adopted 21 November 1961 on 82M/12, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Chinook Jargon. skookum = strong; chuck = water (stream/lake/falls/channel) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |