| Language of origin | Italian language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W side of Terrace Mountain at head of North Terrace Creek, W of Okanagan Lake, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°05'40"N, 119°39'20"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 February 1951 on 82L/SW, as identified in Water Rights file 086233, July 1929, and on Forest Service map 50-119 #2, 1938-39. Rescinded 21 January 1976. Reinstated 9 February 1977 on 82L/4. (file V.1.50). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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According to WR file 0300429 (February 1972) control structures would be installed on North Terrace Creek to create "Terrace Lake" - a reservoir covering Duo Via and Christie Lakes, and diverting water southwest. Terrace Lake adopted 21 January 1976 as instructed by Water Rights Branch, although control structures had not yet been built. In the face of local objections and environmental concerns the project was overturned. Terrace Lake rescinded 9 February 1977 on 82L/4, and the names Duo Via Lake and Christie Lake reinstated at the same time. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |