Burman Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S side of Golden Hinde, Strathcona Provincial Park, Nootka Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°38'30"N, 125°44'53"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/12 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 4 March 1947 on 92F/12, as named in 1937 by N.C. Stewart, BCLS, in association with Burman River. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Description of the diversion of Burman Lake published in Victoria Colonist 17 October 1965, Islander section p.13: geological findings indicate Burman Lake once fed Wolf River; BC Hydro constructed a dam to halt the easterly flow of water from the lake, and diverted water west through the canyon. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |