| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Shadow Lake |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Cheakamus River, SW of Whistler, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°59'32"N, 123°07'40"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92G/14 |
| Related Maps: |
92G/14 92J/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 10th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 30 June 1911; so-labelled on BC map 2B, 1914. Coordinates adjusted 9 January 1981 on 92G/14 and 92J/3. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Joseph William McKay of the Hudson's Bay Company was his way in 1859 and, according to Lieutenant Mayne of the Royal Navy, who visited the lake in 1861, gave the name. Whether McKay's interest was botanical, familial, or amatory remains unknown. Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; "British Columbia Place Names"; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997, pp. 58. |
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Daisy Lake and Shadow Lake flooded behind the BC Hydro dam constructed on Cheakamus River - the expanded pondage to be called Daisy Lake. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |