Stewart Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Salmo River just N of Ymir, S of Nelson, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°18'40"N, 117°13'42"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82F/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Stewart Creek (not Falls Creek)" adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Confirmed 2 March 1948 on 82F/6. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Labelled Falls Creek on Nelson & Ft. Sheppard Railway plan 9T81 (date not cited); labelled Ottis Creek on BC Lands' map 4B (formerly map #29),1912. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |