| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| 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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Named in 1860 or earlier by Joseph William McKay (1829-1900) HBC chief faction; founder of Nanaimo, 1852 Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |
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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 |