Dease Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows NE into Dease Lake at Laketon, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°41'57"N, 130°05'34"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104J/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 1 June 1937 on Geological Survey of Canada sheet 381A, Eagle-McDame, as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Note: the name "Dease Creek" - identified in the 1st Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 1898 - refers to Dease River. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |