District of Clearwater Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. Surrounding junction of North Thompson and Clearwater Rivers, N of Kamloops, Kamloops Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

District of Clearwater: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on District of Clearwater

  • Feature Type: Incorporated

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for District of Clearwater

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
District of Clearwater Official

 

Origin Notes and History of District of Clearwater

References to District of Clearwater that document the origin of its place name

"Clearwater (not Raft River) (flag station)" identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Clearwater (Station) and Clearwater Station (Post Office) both adopted 3 March 1955 on 92 P. Names combined and form changed to Clearwater (Post Office & Station) 5 August 1961 on 92 P/9. Form of name changed to Clearwater (Community) 15 December 1982 on 92 P/9, located just east of the junction of North Thompson & Clearwater Rivers. Incorporated as a District Municipality per Order in Council 652, 4 October 2007, effective 3 December 2007.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Raft River Post Office opened 16 June 1910. Name changed to Clearwater Station Post Office 1 February 1926 in association with CNR's station which had opened c1921-23. Name changed to Clearwater Post Office 11 October 1961.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Thompson-Nicola Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-02