Cheakamus Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Cheakamus River, NE of Garibaldi Lake, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°00'39"N, 122°55'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/2 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/15 92J/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 2 September 1930 on Garibaldi Park map, as labelled on BC Lalnds' map 3K, 1920 (file G.1.30). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The L'íl'wat name for Cheakamus Lake is Nsqwítsu. L'íl'wat People come here to pick bog cranberries. (December 2011 from: Cultural Journey Sea-to-Sky Corridor website, Squamish and Lil'wat First Nations) Source: included with note |