Yeka Lake
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NW of junction of Kimea and Sahdoanah Creeks |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°33'23"N, 121°01'52"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94P/11 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 7 June 1961 on 94P/11. Yeka Lake was also included in 28 November 1962 decision record. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Yeka" is recorded as being a Tahltan word for "daylight" (G.M. Dawson, List of Tahltan Words - Appendix II, Canadian Geological Survey, 1887-78, Part 1 p. 208B). The name is recorded as being suggested by E.R. McMinn (B.C. Land Surveyor) who surveyed in area for British Columbian government in 1955. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |