Big Eddy Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia

Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. W. side of Columbia River, W. of Revelstoke, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

Big Eddy: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Big Eddy

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Big Eddy

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

Name Description
Big Eddy Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Big Eddy

References to Big Eddy that document the origin of its place name

Big Eddy (Farming Settlement) adopted 7 September 1950 on 82L/NE; subsequently changed to Big Eddy (community).

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Named in association with Big Eddy, a channel in the Columbia River. According to BCH&PA publication, dykes will be built to protect Revelstoke's 'Big Eddy' area ("The New Outlook for the Arrow Lakes", June 1965)

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

 

Columbia-Shuswap Regional District

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27