Kanaka_Creek

Kanaka Creek

Kanaka Creek

River in British Columbia, Canada

Kanaka Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through Maple Ridge, a district municipality at the eastern edge of Metro Vancouver.[3]

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The creek's name is reflected in the name of the local community of Kanaka Creek. Creek and community both were named for a settlement of Kanakas (Hawaiian natives) in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), known as Kanakas. The HBC trading post of Fort Langley was located just across the Fraser River from Kanaka Creek.[5] Originally Fort Langley was a few kilometres downriver, at what is now Derby.[6] The mouth of Kanaka Creek is between the old and new sites of Fort Langley.

Course

Kanaka Creek originates near Blue Mountain, between Alouette Lake and Stave Lake. It flows south, then west to the Fraser River, which it joins between Haney and Albion. The lower half of the creek is within Kanaka Creek Regional Park.[7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. [2]
    Elevation derived from ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model, using GeoLocator, and BCGNIS coordinates
  3. [3]
    "Kanaka Creek". BC Geographical Names.
  4. [4]
    "Archived Hydrometric Data Search". Water Survey of Canada. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013. Search for Station 08MH076 Kanaka Creek near Webster Corners
  5. [5]
    "Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada". BC Geographical Names.
  6. [6]
    "Derby Reach". BC Geographical Names.
  7. [7]
    Course information in part from "Kanaka Creek, Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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