| Feature Type: | Dam - A barrier constructed to hold back water, to raise and control its level and/or to form a reservoir. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Mission Dam |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | E end of Carpenter Lake at outlet to Bridge River, NW of Lillooet, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°47'19"N, 122°13'24"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/16 |
| Related Maps: |
92J/15 92J/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 27 May 1975 on 92J/NE as an established name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Formerly known as the Mission Dam; 180-foot-high earthfill construction, completed in 1960. Renamed 8 September 1965 by BC Hydro and Power Authority during the 6th Conference of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, held at Montreal. After Dr. Karl Terzaghi (1883-1963), internationally known engineer who, in 1921, developed the basic principles of modern soil mechanics; he was the principle consulting engineer during design and contruction of the Mission Dam (excerpts with photo of Karl Terzaghi and aerial photo of Terzaghi Dam in BC Hydro magazine "Progress", Fall 1965, file G.1.36) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |