Upper Joffre Lake
| Language of origin | French language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Joffre Creek, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°20'49"N, 122°28'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 January 1979 on map 92J/SE. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named in association with Joffre Creek after General Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of the French Armies in World War I. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file P.1.65 #2. |
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Upper, Lower and Middle Joffre Lakes are collectively known as Joffre Lakes. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |