| Feature Type: | Creek (1) - Watercourse, usually smaller than a river. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Flows E into Columbia Reach, Kinbasket Lake, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°08'46"N, 118°30'54"W at the approximate mouth of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 83D/2 |
| Related Maps: |
83D/1 83D/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 12 December 1939 for BC Lands' map 5D, Revelstoke-Golden, "flowing E into Columbia River at junction with Canoe River". Location description and coordinates of mouth subsequently adjusted, after flooding behind Mica Dam. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Camp Creek labelled on BC Reference Map 42 (date/title not cited); likely adjusted to Encampment Creek to avoid duplication and to retain a historic reference: this creek originally flowed into the apex of the great bend [Big Bend] of the Columbia River at approximately 52°8' x 118°27'15" opposite Boat Encampment - the place where David Thompson wintered in 1811. Following flooding of these valleys behind Mica Dam, this creek now flows into Kinbasket Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |