Tyaughton Lake
Feature Type:Lake - Inland body of standing water.
Status: Official
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: N of mouth of Gun Creek, NW of Lillooet (Municipality), Lillooet Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 50°56'42"N, 122°46'21"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 92J/15
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Origin Notes and History:

Adopted 12 December 1939 on 92O/2 as listed in 1930 Gazetteer and as appears on Map 3K "Lillooet" (1913, 1932, 1938) and 2D "Powell Lake" (1923). May have previously appeared as Tyax Lake.

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.

Named in association with Tyaughton Creek.

Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff.