Yoho Lake
| Language of origin | Algonquian language family Cree language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | W of Yoho River, NE of Yoho Pass, Kootenay Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°28'28"N, 116°29'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82N/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 31 March 1924 on 82N/8 as listed in 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, and 1915 Gazetteers and on the Interprovincial Boundary Commission Sheet 16 (date not cited). Likely named in associatin with Yoho River, Pass, Glacier, and Peak. May hve previously been labeled as Upper Emerald Lake (maps/dates not cited). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Yoho recorded as being a Cree exclamation of surprise. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |