Guichon Creek is a large
creek in the
Nicola Country The Nicola Country, also known as the Nicola Valley and often referred to simply as The Nicola, and originally Nicolas' Country or Nicholas' Country, adapted to Nicola's Country and simplified since, is a region in the Southern Interior of British C ...
of southern interior British Columbia. It flows south from near Mount Fehr (south of Walhachin) past
Logan Lake
Logan Lake is a district municipality in the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada.
History
It was founded in the 1960s and 1970s to support copper, molybdenum and other mineral mining operations located south of the town. The Village ...
through Mamit Lake, entering the
Nicola River
The Nicola River , originally French Rivière de Nicholas or Rivière de Nicolas, adapted to Nicolas River, Nicola's River in English, is one of the major tributaries of the Thompson River in the Canadian province of British Columbia, entering the ...
at Lower Nicola west of
Merritt.
The creek provides irrigation water for nearby cattle ranches, and a tributary, Witches Brook, drains part of the area of the
Highland Valley Copper mine
The Highland Valley Copper mine is the largest open-pit copper mine in Canada, located near Logan Lake, British Columbia. It is an amalgamation of three historic mining operations: Bethlehem (later Valley Copper), Lornex and Highmont.
History
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Highway 97C runs parallel to the creek between Logan Lake and its junction with
Highway 8.
Nicola Country
Rivers of British Columbia
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