Derenzy Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Head of Derenzy Creek, E side of Skaha Lake just SE of Penticton, Similkameen Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°24'36"N, 119°28'57"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82E/6 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Gillies Lake adopted by mistake 7 October 1954 on 82E/SW. Name corrected to Derenzy Lake 1 December 1955 on 82E/SW, being the well-established local name, and as identified in Water Rights Branch records since August 1938 or earlier. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Gordon De Renzy [sic] was the long-time operator/manager of John Gillies' orchards, located on the benchland at the mouth of Gillies Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |