Boundary Creek
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Boundary Creek is a creek located in the Boundary Country
region of British Columbia
. The creek is a tributary of the Kettle River
. Boundary Creek flows into the Kettle River from the northeast and was the first creek found to be gold bearing in the Boundary Country
. It was discovered in 1859 by American prospectors. Boundary Creek was heavily mined in the first decade after its discovery. It has been mined by many since then including Chinese miners. Gold nuggets worth $50 have been recovered from Boundary Creek.
Local historian Bill Barlee
speculates that the headwaters of Boundary Creek is the location of Henry Morgan's lost mine. Henry Morgan was a resident of Greenwood, British Columbia
.
The Boundary Creek Provincial Park
is located on this creek. Fish species in Boundary Creek include rainbow trout
and brook trout
.
Boundary Country
The Boundary Country is a historical designation for a district in southern British Columbia lying, as its name suggests, along the boundary between Canada and the United States. It lies to the east of the southern Okanagan Valley and to the west of the West Kootenay. It is often included in...
region of 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...
. The creek is a tributary of the Kettle River
Kettle River (Columbia River)
The Kettle River is a tributary of the Columbia River in northeastern Washington in the United States and southeastern British Columbia in Canada. Its drainage basin is large, of which are in Canada and in the United States.-Course:...
. Boundary Creek flows into the Kettle River from the northeast and was the first creek found to be gold bearing in the Boundary Country
Boundary Country
The Boundary Country is a historical designation for a district in southern British Columbia lying, as its name suggests, along the boundary between Canada and the United States. It lies to the east of the southern Okanagan Valley and to the west of the West Kootenay. It is often included in...
. It was discovered in 1859 by American prospectors. Boundary Creek was heavily mined in the first decade after its discovery. It has been mined by many since then including Chinese miners. Gold nuggets worth $50 have been recovered from Boundary Creek.
Local 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...
speculates that the headwaters of Boundary Creek is the location of Henry Morgan's lost mine. Henry Morgan was a resident of Greenwood, British Columbia
Greenwood, British Columbia
Greenwood is a small city in south central British Columbia.It was incorporated in 1897 and was formerly one of the principal cities of the Boundary Country smelting and mining district. It earned "city" status and has retained that stature despite the population implosion following the closure of...
.
The Boundary Creek Provincial Park
Boundary Creek Provincial Park
Boundary Creek Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada located northeast of the city of Grand Forks in that province's Boundary Country, adjacent to BC Highway 3. The eponymous Boundary Creek flows through the park.- References :...
is located on this creek. Fish species in Boundary Creek include rainbow trout
Rainbow trout
The rainbow trout is a species of salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is a sea run rainbow trout usually returning to freshwater to spawn after 2 to 3 years at sea. In other words, rainbow trout and steelhead trout are the same species....
and brook trout
Brook trout
The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, is a species of fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. In many parts of its range, it is known as the speckled trout or squaretail. A potamodromous population in Lake Superior are known as coaster trout or, simply, as coasters...
.