| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Slavey, Dene language |
| Feature Type: | Lakes - Inland body of standing water. Plural of Lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Tuchodi River, NW of Fort St. John (City), Peace River Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 58°11'50"N, 124°32'16"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94K/2 |
| Related Maps: |
94K 94K/1 94K/2 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 27 October 1944 on 94K/2 as appears on Reference Map 1H "B.C., Northern" (1933, 1942). Named in association with Tuchodi River. May have previously appeared as "Mary" and "Josephine" Lakes, as the Henry Expedition (1931) refered to these lakes. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Derived from the Dane-Zaa language, means "place of big water" Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"From [Dene Tha'] words meaning 'the place of big water,' presumably with reference to the Tuchodi Lakes, expansions of the river." (p. 274) Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; "British Columbia Place Names"; University of British Columbia Press 1997 |