Dawson Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into Canoe Reach, Kinbasket Lake, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°16'00"N, 118°29'39"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/8 |
| Related Maps: |
83D/7 83D/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 Febuary 1954 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 75, as labelled on 1895 map of British Columbia; not "Boulder Creek" as labelled on 1911 map of Kootenay District; flows west into Canoe River. Coordinates of mouth altered and description changed 19 March 1974, following creation of reservoir behind Mica Dam; now flows west into Canoe Reach, Kinbasket Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Presumably refers to George M. Dawson, given the early use of the name. [see Dawson Creek (city) for biographical information.] Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |