Mission Creek (British Columbia)
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Mission Creek is a creek in the Okanagan
Region of British Columbia. The creek flows into Okanagan Lake
from the eastern hills. Mission Creek is located south of Kelowna
. The creek was discovered in 1875 or 1874. Mission Creek was originally called Riviere L'Anse du Sable. The creek was mined in the 1870s by people like McDougall. Later people such as Dan Gallagher mined the creek until the 1940s.
British Columbia
historian Bill Barlee
believes the lost McLean Mine is located between the headwaters of Mission Creek and Monashee Creek. McLean was a First Nations prospector who lived near Kelowna.
Okanagan
The Okanagan , also known as the Okanagan Valley and sometimes as Okanagan Country is a region located in the Canadian province of British Columbia defined by the basin of Okanagan Lake and the Canadian portion of the Okanagan River. As of 2009, the region's population is approximately 350,927. The...
Region of British Columbia. The creek flows into Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Lake
Okanagan Lake is a large, deep lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. The lake is 135 km long, between 4 and 5 km wide, and has a surface area of 351 km². The lake's maximum depth is 232 meters near Grant Island...
from the eastern hills. Mission Creek is located south of Kelowna
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley, in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada. Its name derives from a Okanagan language term for "grizzly bear"...
. The creek was discovered in 1875 or 1874. Mission Creek was originally called Riviere L'Anse du Sable. The creek was mined in the 1870s by people like McDougall. Later people such as Dan Gallagher mined the creek until the 1940s.
British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
historian Bill Barlee
Bill Barlee
Neville Langrell Barlee is a Canadian politician who was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a New Democrat in 1988...
believes the lost McLean Mine is located between the headwaters of Mission Creek and Monashee Creek. McLean was a First Nations prospector who lived near Kelowna.