Butte Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just NW of Tuya Lake, SW of Cassiar (abandoned locality), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°08'24"N, 130°36'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104O/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 March 1944 on 104/NE as submitted by BC Mines Department; confirmed 17 January 1951 on 104 O. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in association with Tuya Butte, which rises from the lake's southeastern shore. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |