| Language of origin |
Salishan language family
Halqʼeméylem language
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| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: |
Official
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| Name Authority: |
BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: |
Drains S through Coquitlam River into the Fraser River between Pitt Lake and Indian Arm, New Westminster Land District |
| Tags: |
Indigenous
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| Latitude-Longitude: |
49°24'14"N, 122°47'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: |
WGS84 |
| NTS Map: |
92G/7 |
Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 8 November 1922, as labelled on BC Lands' map 2B, 1914.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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Coquitlam Lake reservoir will be 510 feet asl when full, average 475.8 feet asl, according to April and May 1956 memos from BC Electric Co.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
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