| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Ksi Sii Aks (Tseax River), S of New Aiyansh, Cassiar Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 55°02'45"N, 128°59'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 103P/2 |
| Related Maps: |
103I/14 103P/2 103P/3 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted in the 1930 BC Gazetteer as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917. Confirmed 4 November 1948 on 103/NE and 6 August 1953 on 103P. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The Nisga'a name for this lake is Seetarh, meaning "new lake". It is the source of Tseax River, in turn meaning "new water". (Environmental Impact Study, CN Meziadin Project: Mile 0-75, 1974) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Nisga'a name for Tumbling Creek (Lava Lake) is Yaga Txaa Lo'op Gwit (Nisga'a Treaty Negotiations, Agreement-in-Principle, Appendix D, p.4) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |