Arctomys Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows SE into Moose River in Mount Robson Provincial Park, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°03'30"N, 118°53'04"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83E/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 November 1973 on 83 E/2. Named in association with Arctomys Valley. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in relation to Arctomys Valley, in turn named because of the numbers of hoary marmots in the area (Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol IX, 1912, p. 24&25). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 53 05 - 118 53. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |