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| name = Kanaka Creek |
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| image = South Kanaka Creek Falls, Websters Corners, British Columbia (HS85-10-30630).jpg |
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| image_caption = South Kanaka Creek Falls, near Websters Corners, 1915 |
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| country = Canada |
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| region_type = Province |
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| region = British Columbia |
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| length = |
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| watershed = 47.7 |
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| watershed_note = <ref name=wsc/> |
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| discharge_location = [[Webster's Corners, British Columbia|Websters Corners]] |
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| discharge = 2.74 |
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| discharge_min = 0.026 |
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| discharge_max = 90.9 |
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| discharge_note = <ref name=wsc>{{cite web |title= Archived Hydrometric Data Search |publisher= Water Survey of Canada |url= http://www.wsc.ec.gc.ca/applications/H2O/HydromatD-eng.cfm |accessdate= 22 August 2013}} Search for Station 08MH076 Kanaka Creek near Webster Corners</ref> |
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| mouth_name = [[Fraser River]] |
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| mouth_location = [[Maple Ridge, British Columbia|Maple Ridge]] |
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| mouth_region = [[Metro Vancouver]] |
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| mouth_elevation = 6 |
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| mouth_elevation_note = <ref name="geolocator">Elevation derived from [[ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model]], using [http://tools.freeside.sk/geolocator/geolocator.html GeoLocator], and BCGNIS coordinates</ref> |
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| mouth_lat_d = 49 |
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| mouth_lat_m = 12 |
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| mouth_lat_s = 2 |
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| mouth_lat_NS = N |
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| mouth_long_d = 122 |
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| mouth_long_m = 35 |
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| mouth_long_s = 9 |
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| mouth_long_EW = W |
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| mouth_coordinates_note = <ref name=bcgnis/> |
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| source_name = [[Coast Mountains]] |
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| source_elevation = 920 |
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| source_elevation_note = <ref name="geolocator"/> |
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| source_lat_d = 49 |
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| source_lat_m = 16 |
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| source_lat_s = 47 |
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| source_lat_NS = N |
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| source_long_d = 122 |
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| source_long_m = 25 |
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| source_long_s = 46 |
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| source_long_EW = W |
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| source_coordinates_note = <ref>{{cite web |title= Canadian 1:50K topographic maps |format= map |publisher= TopoQuest.com |url= http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=49.27977&lon=-122.42953&datum=nad83&zoom=8&map=50k&coord=dms&mode=zoomin&size=l |accessdate= 22 August 2013}}</ref> |
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'''Kanaka Creek''' is a tributary of the [[Fraser River]], in the of the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[British Columbia]]. It flows through [[Maple Ridge, British Columbia|Maple Ridge]], a [[district municipality]] at the eastern edge of [[Metro Vancouver]].<ref name=bcgnis>{{BCGNIS|3015|Kanaka Creek}}</ref> |
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The creek's name relates to the historic community of [[Kanaka Creek, British Columbia|Kanaka Creek]], which was settled by [[Hawaiian native]]s in the employ of the [[Hudson's Bay Company]] (HBC), known as [[Kanaka (Pacific Island worker)|Kanakas]]. The HBC trading post of [[Fort Langley National Historic Site|Fort Langley]] was located just across the Fraser River from Kanaka Creek.<ref>{{BCGNIS|54490|Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada}}</ref> Originally Fort Langley was a few kilometres downriver, at what is now [[Derby, British Columbia|Derby]].<ref>{{BCGNIS|14503|Derby Reach}}</ref> The mouth of Kanaka Creek is between the old and new sites of Fort Langley. |
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==Course== |
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Kanaka Creek originates near [[Blue Mountain (British Columbia)|Blue Mountain]], between [[Alouette Lake]] and [[Stave Lake]]. It flows south, then west to the Fraser River, which it joins between [Haney, British Columbia|Haney]] and [[Albion, British Columbia|Albion]]. The lower half of the creek is within [[Kanaka Creek Regional Park]].<ref>Course information in part from {{cite web |title= Kanaka Creek, Canadian 1:50K topographic maps |format= map |publisher= TopoQuest.com |url= http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=49.19996&lon=-122.56299&datum=nad83&zoom=8&map=50k&coord=dms&mode=pan&size=l |accessdate= 22 August 2013}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of tributaries of the Fraser River]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.britishcolumbia.com/parks/?id=496 Kanaka Creek Park, Blue Mountain Forest, Maple Ridge, BC] |
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* [http://www.mapleridge.ca/EN/main/residents/935/273700/218571/parks/4323/k/kanaka_creek.html Kanaka Creek Park] |
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[[Category:Lower Mainland]] |
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[[Category:Maple Ridge, British Columbia]] |
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[[Category:Rivers of British Columbia]] |
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[[Category:Tributaries of the Fraser River]] |
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Revision as of 22:17, 22 August 2013
Template:Geobox Kanaka Creek is a tributary of the Fraser River, in the of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It flows through Maple Ridge, a district municipality at the eastern edge of Metro Vancouver.[1]
The creek's name relates to the historic community of Kanaka Creek, which was settled by 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.[2] Originally Fort Langley was a few kilometres downriver, at what is now Derby.[3] 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, British Columbia|Haney]] and Albion. The lower half of the creek is within Kanaka Creek Regional Park.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Kanaka Creek". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Fort Langley National Historic Site of Canada". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Derby Reach". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Course information in part from "Kanaka Creek, Canadian 1:50K topographic maps" (map). TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 22 August 2013.