Dog Creek is an

unincorporated Unincorporated may refer to: * Unincorporated area, land not governed by a local municipality * Unincorporated entity, a type of organization * Unincorporated territories of the United States, territories under U.S. jurisdiction, to which Congress ...

ranching settlement, located on the

Fraser River The Fraser River is the longest river within British Columbia, Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver. The river's annual d ...

, in the

Cariboo The Cariboo is an intermontane region of British Columbia, Canada, centered on a plateau stretching from Fraser Canyon to the Cariboo Mountains. The name is a reference to the caribou that were once abundant in the region. The Cariboo was the ...

region of

British Columbia, Canada British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

. Located on the northeast side of the Fraser's confluence with Dog Creek, it is opposite

Gang Ranch A gang is a group or society of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectivel ...

on the west side of the river, which is connected by an old

suspension bridge A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ...

serving local ranch roads. Dog Creek's first post office opened in 1873. The Dog Creek reserves of the

Canoe Creek/Dog Creek Indian Band The Stswecem'c Xgat'tem First Nation, formerly known as Canoe Creek Band/Dog Creek Indian Band, created as a result of merger of the Canoe Creek Band and Dog Creek Band is a First Nations government of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation, located in th ...

are located east of the settlement. The ranches at Dog Creek, along with the Gang Ranch, mostly hire

First Nations First Nations or first peoples may refer to: * Indigenous peoples, for ethnic groups who are the earliest known inhabitants of an area. Indigenous groups *First Nations is commonly used to describe some Indigenous groups including: **First Natio ...

cowboys, most of them coming from the Canoe Creek/Dog Creek Band.

Dog Creek Station of the Royal Canadian Air Force

The Dog Creek Station of the

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

opened during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

as an RCAF supplementary aerodrome. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Dog Creek, British Columbia at with a variation of 26 degrees 16' E and elevation of . The aerodrome was listed as "Under construction - Servicable" with three runways as follows: The airfield was in the standard triangle-pattern, with double, side-by-side runways. The aerodrome was taken over by Department of Transport in 1946. Activities at the Dog Creek Airport were drastically reduced when the Williams Lake Airport opened in 1960. Most of the staff and facilities were moved to Williams Lake. The aerodrome was purchased by Circle "S" Cattle Company in 1962 and one runway remained in use by hunters and fishermen. Today the aerodrome is abandoned, and other than the rapidly crumbling runways, nothing remains from the RCAF days."Abandoned Canadian Military Bases"
Retrieved: 06 December 2014.

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Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia Ranches in British Columbia Fraser Canyon Populated places on the Fraser River Populated places in the Cariboo Regional District {{cariboo-geo-stub

Dog Creek Station of the Royal Canadian Air Force

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