Mission Creek
Mission Creek is a large creek in the Okanagan Region of British Columbia. Originally called N'wha-kwi-sen, it was later mapped as Rivière de l’Anse-au-Sable, the name Mission Creek was adopted in 1860 in honour of the Catholic Oblate Mission established by Father Pandosy and other settlers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kelowna and West Kelowna.
Kelowna
Kelowna is a city in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. Kelowna is the largest inland city in British Columbia, in the heart of BC's wine country. Okanagan Lake is the main draw in the summer.
West Kelowna
Photo: Accuruss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Kelowna is a city of about 33,000 people in the Okanagan region of British Columbia. It is the fourth largest community in the valley and home to some of its best known wineries, including Mission Hill, Mount Boucherie and Quail's Gate.
Mission Creek
- Type: River
- Description: watercourse in Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia, Canada
- Categories: stream and body of water
- Location: British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.84236° or 49° 50′ 33″ northLongitude
-119.48288° or 119° 28′ 58″ westElevation
343 metres (1,125 feet)Open location code
85X2RGR8+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 612357626OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
6075303Wikidata ID
Q1939022
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Mission Creek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Mission Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ميشن كريك”
- German: “Mission Creek”
- Slovenian: “Mission Creek”
- Spanish: “arroyo Mission Creek”
- Spanish: “Arroyo Mission Creek”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lower Mission and Pandosy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mission Field 10 and Okanagan Mission.
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