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Williams Creek is an important historical gold mining creek in the Cariboo goldfields of the Central Interior of British Columbia, entering the Willow River between Barkerville and the town of Wells, which is at the headwaters of the Willow River.

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  • Williams Creek (British Columbia) (en)
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  • Williams Creek är ett vattendrag i Kanada. Det ligger i provinsen British Columbia, i den centrala delen av landet, 3 400 km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. I omgivningarna runt Williams Creek växer i huvudsak barrskog. Trakten runt Williams Creek är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. Trakten ingår i den boreala klimatzonen. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är −1 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 12 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med −12 °C. (sv)
  • Williams Creek is an important historical gold mining creek in the Cariboo goldfields of the Central Interior of British Columbia, entering the Willow River between Barkerville and the town of Wells, which is at the headwaters of the Willow River. (en)
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  • Williams Creek is an important historical gold mining creek in the Cariboo goldfields of the Central Interior of British Columbia, entering the Willow River between Barkerville and the town of Wells, which is at the headwaters of the Willow River. Williams Creek is named for Wilhelm Dietz, a Prussian sailor who was one of a party that set out from and was the first to discover gold on this creek, which was quickly staked by his companions and soon after by others. Williams Creek because the most important and richest digging in the Cariboo goldfields, giving birth to the towns of Richfield, Barkerville and , which collectively were also known as Williams Creek. Barkerville and Camerontown were named for two of Dietz's companions, Billy Barker and John Cameron, Barker being the most famous and at times the richest of the Cariboo gold miners. Dietz's claim was not a money-maker and he died in poverty. (en)
  • Williams Creek är ett vattendrag i Kanada. Det ligger i provinsen British Columbia, i den centrala delen av landet, 3 400 km väster om huvudstaden Ottawa. I omgivningarna runt Williams Creek växer i huvudsak barrskog. Trakten runt Williams Creek är nära nog obefolkad, med mindre än två invånare per kvadratkilometer. Trakten ingår i den boreala klimatzonen. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är −1 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 12 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med −12 °C. (sv)
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