French Creek is a creek located in the Big Bend Country region of British Columbia. The creek is a northern tributary of the Goldstream River which flows into the Columbia River from the east, a little over 50 miles north of Revelstoke. This creek has been mined and has produced about $800,000 in gold. French Creek has been mined by Europeans and Chinese.[1] There is evidence that part of French Creek has changed course over the years due to rock slides and other blockages. The empty former creek bed still parallels the present-day creek in some areas.[2]

References

  1. ↑ N.L. Barlee (1980), The Guide to Gold Panning, Revised Second Edition, Second Printing. Canada West Publications., ISBN 0-920164-04-8
  2. ↑ Lewis, Jim (2013). Gold Panning in British Columbia. Heritage House Publishing Co. p. 183. ISBN 978-1927757024.

51°38′58″N 118°28′42″W / 51.64944°N 118.47833°W / 51.64944; -118.47833


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