Flora Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE of Chilliwack Lake, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°06'49"N, 121°24'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 January 1953 on 92H/3, as strongly recommended by residents - the established local name Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Local name - "named after Flora MacLeod, who was the first white lady to explore its whereabouts..." (31 October 1952 letter, file C.1.50). Soon thereafter, four area residents resubmitted the name, advising that the name referred to the great number of wild flowers in the vicinity. (18 November 1952 letter, file C.1.50). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |