Forty Nine Creek

Coordinates: 49°28′11″N 117°27′49″W / 49.46972°N 117.46361°W / 49.46972; -117.46361
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Forty Nine Creek
Forty Nine Creek is located in British Columbia
Forty Nine Creek
Forty Nine Creek is located in Canada
Forty Nine Creek
Location
CountryCanada
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWest Kootenay region of British Columbia
Mouth 
 • coordinates
49°28′11″N 117°27′49″W / 49.46972°N 117.46361°W / 49.46972; -117.46361
Basin features
ProgressionKootenay RiverColumbia River
Map

Forty Nine Creek is a creek located in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. The creek flows north from Bonnington Range into the Kootenay River.

History[edit]

Forty Nine Creek was discovered in the 1860s. The creek was mined for gold. Methods of mining used include hydraulicking, drifting, and ground sluicing. In the 1930s syndicates like Black Watch mined the creek.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ N.L. Barlee (1973), Gold Creeks and Ghost Towns. Canada West Publications.