McPhee Creek
McPhee Creek is a stream in British Columbia, Canada. McPhee Creek is situated nearby to the village Thrums, as well as near Brilliant.Places of Interest
Highlights include Brilliant Dam.
Brilliant Dam
Dam
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brilliant Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River near Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. It was built during the Second World War, mostly by Doukhobor men exempt from military service, and its 129 MW twin turbines first came into operation in June, 1944. Brilliant Dam is situated 2½ km west of McPhee Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thrums and Brilliant.
Thrums
Village
Thrums is an unincorporated community on the northwest shore of the Kootenay River in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The location, on BC Highway 3A, is by road about 11 kilometres northeast of Castlegar, and 33 kilometres southwest of Nelson. Thrums is situated 3 km north of McPhee Creek.
Brilliant
Village
Brilliant is in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The locality is on the northeast side of the Columbia River, and on the west shore at the mouth of the Kootenay River. Brilliant is situated 4½ km west of McPhee Creek.
Raspberry
Hamlet
Raspberry is an unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. On the northeast side of the Columbia River adjacent to the mouth of Norns Creek, the residential area is part of Greater Castlegar. Raspberry is situated 5 km west of McPhee Creek.
McPhee Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.33314° or 49° 19′ 59″ northLongitude
-117.58554° or 117° 35′ 8″ westElevation
699 metres (2,293 feet)Open location code
85X48CM7+7QGeoNames ID
6071089
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