Tudyah Lake
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tsek'ene, Sekani language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Pack River, S of S end Williston Lake, Cariboo Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°04'58"N, 123°02'23"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93O/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Tudyah Lake adopted 2 September 1954 on 93O, as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Labelled "Toodyah or Trout Lake" on BC Lands' map #37, Stuart Lake, 1913; labelled "Tootyah Lake" on BC Lands' map 3C, 1914. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The local name, meaning "trout" Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |