Quartz Creek is a creek in Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenay region of the Regional District of Central Kootenay in British Columbia , Canada . This short creek flows into the Salmo River in Ymir, British Columbia . The source of the creek is just to the west of the Ymir townsite a few kilometres up Round Mountain. Quartz creek was mined for gold in the 1860s. The creek is the source of drinking water in the town of Ymir. The Regional District of Central Kootenay added a filtration system in the early 2010s for the community.
2-592: Quartz Creek might refer to: Quartz Creek (British Columbia) , a stream in British Columbia , Canada Quartz Creek (California) Quartz Creek (Gunnison County, Colorado) Quartz Creek (Western Australia) Quartz Creek (Yukon) , a stream in the Klondike region of Yukon , Canada [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
4-621: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quartz_Creek&oldid=864405454 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Quartz Creek (British Columbia) 49°16′50″N 117°12′43″W / 49.28056°N 117.21194°W / 49.28056; -117.21194 This article related to
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