Needles Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia

Landing (1) - A coastal or shore location where boats may put in to load or unload. NW side of Lower Arrow Lake opposite Fauquier, NW of Castlegar, Kootenay Land District

Mapped Location

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

 

Information

General information on Needles

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Needles

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

Name Description
Needles Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Needles

References to Needles that document the origin of its place name

Needles (Post Office and Steamer Landing) adopted 28 January 1953 on Columbia River Basin manuscript 17, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Needles (Landing) 15 April 1982 on 82E/16.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
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Needles Post Office was opened 1 July 1908; closed 30 April 1968 before the area was flooded behind the High Arrow Dam.

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So-named because of a sharp sandy point jutting into the lake on the opposite shore (Arrow Lake News, 29 June 1967)

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Regional District of Central Kootenay

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-09-27