Laben Creek
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Hermitage Creek |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NW into West Arm Kootenay Lake at Bealbys Point, just NE of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°31'04"N, 117°15'41"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Hermitage Creek adopted 7 October 1947 for Columbia River Basin manuscript 10; mouth at 49° 31' 05" x 117° 15'41" as labelled on Water Rights Map 5226 to accompany CL 48643, 2 August 1977 (WR file 0328280). Name changed to Laben Creek 29 July 2010, being the correct name for this source as identified in original water licence CL 23093, issued 3 June 1956, and FL 19652 (all WR file 0209540). Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Derived from the name of the original applicant for water rights - Fred Labentsoff. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |