Ford Lake
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E of Burgoyne Bay on Saltspring Island, Saltspring Island Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 48°47'51"N, 123°28'21"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92B/14 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 January 1946 on C.350, as labelled on BC Lands' map 2C, 1919, and as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Labelled "Fords Lake" on BC Lands' map #32, South-eastern Districts of Vancouver Island, 1912. Origin/significance not recorded. Undated notation on BC name card indicates that Price Lake is/was the local name, perhaps referring to subsequent property owner. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |