Eagle Bay
| 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: | S side of Shuswap Lake, across from Anglemont, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°55'57"N, 119°12'48"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Eagle Bay Post Office was opened 1 May 1913, so-named in assocation with the nearby water feature, in turn named for the numerous eagles in the area. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Eagle Bay (Post Office) adopted 3 November 1932, as labelled on BC map 1EM, 1915, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Eagle Bay (community) 31 December 1982 on 82L/14. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |