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Columbia Valley (B.C.)


  • Here are entered works on the part of the Columbia River Valley in extreme southeastern British Columbia from Golden in the north to Canal Flats in the south. Works on the valley that runs from Cultus Lake in southwestern British Columbia to the Nooksack River in extreme northwestern Washington State are entered under [Columbia Valley (B.C. and Wash.).]
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    • n-cn-bc
  • Variants

    • Columbia River Valley, Upper (B.C.)
    • Columbia Valley, Upper (B.C.)
    • Upper Columbia River Valley (B.C.)
    • Upper Columbia Valley (B.C.)
    • Windermere Valley (B.C.)
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  • Earlier Established Forms

    • Upper Columbia River Valley (B.C.)
  • Sources

    • found: Work cat.: Soil survey of the Upper Columbia River Valley in the east Kootenay District of British Columbia, 1961(Rocky Mountain Trench from near Canal Flats northward to the Donald area incl. area in vicinity of Golden w/in N.T.S. map areas 82/N & 82/K)
    • found: Summer climate of the upper Columbia River Valley near Invermere, British Columbia, 1970.
    • found: Columbia Valley map book [Internet website], Feb. 9, 2007(Columbia Valley, British Columbia; also known as Windermere Valley; located at headwaters of Columbia and Kootenay rivers on "warmer side" of BC Rockies Kootenay National Park; community of towns, villages and hamlets including Invermere, Radium Hot Springs, Fairmont Hot Springs, Windermere, Panorama Mountain Village, Brisco, Spillimacheen, Edgewater and Canal Flats)
    • found: 2010 Columbia Valley map book, 2010:p. 8 (Columbia Valley; Ktunaxa Nation lived there and drew sustenance from the Columbia River for thousands of years; the Shuswap and Akisqnuk tribes live in the valley today; valley's first trading post, called Kootenae House, on the banks of the Columbia River, near Invermere) p. 10 (Athalmer, Invermere, and Windermere developed on the hills and banks of Lake Windermere; Radium and Fairmont become widely known for their natural hot springs; the Village of Canal Flats, incorporated in 2004, is the valley's youngest municipality, and one of the youngest in British Columbia) p. 83 (map shows Columbia Valley in far southeast corner of British Columbia, between Rocky Mountains to east and Purcells to west; towns in valley include Brisco, Edgewater, Radium Hot Springs, Wilmer, Invermere, Windermere, Fairmont Hot Springs, Canal Flats)
    • found: Wikipedia, Dec. 15, 2011(The Columbia Valley is the name used for a region in the Rocky Mountain Trench near the headwaters of the Columbia River between the town of Golden and the Canal Flats. The main hub of the valley is the town of Invermere. Other towns include Radium Hot Springs, Windermere and Fairmont Hot Springs. The Panorama Ski Resort is located near the valley.)
    • found: BC geographical names, via WWW, Dec. 15, 2011(has two entries for Columbia Valley: 1) Columbia Valley, valley, NTS map: 92G/1, 49°01ʹ00ʺ 122°03ʹ00ʺ, status: Adopted. 2) Columbia Valley, valley, NTS map: 82K/16, status: Recorded)
    • found: Columbia Valley guide, via WWW, Dec. 15, 2011(Nestled between the Rocky Mountains to the east and the Purcells to the west, the Columbia Valley lies like a sparkling jewel in the south-east corner of the province of British Columbia. Stretching from Invermere, Radium Hot Springs, Fairmont Hot Springs and Canal Flats in the south to Golden in the north, the Columbia Valley follows the meandering upper Columbia River from its headwaters in Columbia Lake.)
    • notfound: Geographical names of Canada, via WWW, Dec. 15, 2011;Canadian subject headings, via WWW, Dec. 15, 2011
  • General Notes

    • Here are entered works on the part of the Columbia River Valley in extreme southeastern British Columbia from Golden in the north to Canal Flats in the south. Works on the valley that runs from Cultus Lake in southwestern British Columbia to the Nooksack River in extreme northwestern Washington State are entered under [Columbia Valley (B.C. and Wash.).]
  • Example Notes

    • Note under [Columbia Valley (B.C. and Wash.)]
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    • 2007-02-10: new
    • 2012-03-12: revised
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