| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between Brown Bear Lake and Stephens Lake, NW of Cranberry Junction (locality), Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°47'14"N, 128°39'15"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Re-approved 4 February 1949 on 103 NE. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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Brown Bear Lake identified on BC name card as old/other name for Swan Lake (map/document title or date not cited) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Was known to the local indigenous as "Meziote," which means swan. Information provided by local Dominion Fisheries Inspector. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file B.1.53, L.I. 16.12.53. |
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Other spellings of the traditional name are "Maz-e-goat" and "Maze-go-gat." Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff, file K.1.50, L.I. 5.12.74. |