| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E side Fraser River S of Riske Creek, NW of 100 Mile House, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°46'59"N, 122°14'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92O/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Alkali Lake (Post Office) adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer, as labelled on BC map 1G, 1916. Form of name changed to Alkali Lake (Community) 31 March 1983 on 92 O/16. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Alkali Lake Post Office opened in 1881. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The adjacent Alkali Lake was named for a patch of alkali high on the hillside above the lake - a beacon for northbound miners. There is no alkali in the lake itself. (information from Mrs. W.C. Woodward, resident of Alkali Lake) Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |