| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tlingit language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Head of Klinkit Creek, W of the head of Jennings River, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°31'20"N, 131°02'11"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104O/11 |
| Related Maps: |
104O/10 104O/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 17 January 1951 on 104O. Also Klinkit Creek. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Klinkit Creek and Klinkit Lake named after the Klinkit (Tlingit) inhabitants of the area. Also known as Moose Creek and Moose Lake. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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"This is near Moose Creek which drains into Klinket Lake. Alternate name is Table Mountain Lake [because] Table Mountain is the mountain just south of the east end of the lake. This area is a good hunting area for moose and caribou. The people of Teslin lived around Johnston Town and used to hunt in this area." (Information provided December 2012 by Teslin Tlingit Council, in turn confirmed in summer 1999 by Matt Thom and Rosie Johnson.) Source: included with note |