Aley Creek
| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows W into Ospika River, E side Williston Lake, Cariboo Land District |
| Tags: | World War II |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°27'53"N, 123°55'40"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94B/5 |
| Related Maps: |
94B/12 94B/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 22 May 1962 on 94B. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named to remember RCAF Flying Officer Harry C. Aley, J21609; enlisted at Vancouver; killed in action 26 November 1943. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Headwaters at 56 25 - 123 35. Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa |