| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows N into Morkill River, N of McBride, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°40'16"N, 120°21'52"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93H/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 April 1925 and so-labelled on BC-Alberta Boundary sheet #36, published in 1925 from surveys of 1923. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Nearby triangulation station "Cushing" is labelled on BC-Alberta Boundary sheet #36, published in 1925, although it had been identified as "Swanson" on preliminary maps and in the Boundary Commission's Report (Vol III, p.50); apparently the creek had been tentatively labelled "Swanson Creek" on preliminary sheet #36 (Ottawa file OBF 0897). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named after A. B. Cushing, holder of timber licenses along the creek, and a large lumber retailer in Calgary. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |