James Creek (Bad River)

British Columbia. Creek: Fraser River drainage
Flows SE into Herrick Creek
54.2958 N 121.4422 W — Map 093I06 — GoogleGeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1976
Official in BCCanada
This creek appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Fort George 1G 1916 [as “James (Bad) Creek”]

“James Creek” adopted in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 1924, not “Bad River“, as it was known since Alexander Mackenzie [1764–1820] crossed the divide here in 1793. Name changed to “Bad River (James Creek)” in 1976 to accommodate local usage.

The “James” was James Herrick McGregor [1869–1915], who is also the namesake of Herrick Creek, and McGregor River.

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