Hayes Creek is a creek in the
Similkameen region of
British Columbia. Hayes Creek used to be called Five Mile Creek. The creek flows south into the
Similkameen River
The Similkameen River runs through southern British Columbia, Canada, eventually discharging into the Okanagan River near Oroville, Washington, in the United States. Through the Okanagan River, it drains to the Columbia River. The river is said ...
, five miles east of
Princeton, British Columbia
Princeton (originally Vermilion Forks) is a town in the Similkameen region of southern British Columbia, Canada."The rich history of Princeton or how Vermilion Forks made it on the map...", Princeton 2008 Visitors Guide, p. 4. It lies just east o ...
. The creek was discovered in 1887 and mined for
gold.
References
Rivers of British Columbia
Similkameen Country
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