| Language of origin | Chinese language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | NE of junction of Quesnel and Fraser Rivers, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 53°16'11"N, 122°05'48"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93G/8 |
| Related Maps: |
93G/1 93G/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 April 1938 as labelled on BC Lands' map 3A, 1914 et seq, and as identified in BC Mines Report 1920, p.97. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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After Ah Baw (also spelled Ah Bau), a Chinese prospector who worked this creek in summer and trapped in winter. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Named by J.M. Anderson after an old Chinese prospector and trapper, Ah Bau, whose cabin was on this lake for many years." Source: Anderson, James Robert; Notes and comments on early days and events in British Columbia, Washington and Oregon; manuscript, 1925 (Provincial Archives E/B/An 2) |
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Note that J.M. Anderson, in his handwritten note 8 June 1907, identified "Ah Baw or Graveyard Lake, 35 miles NW [sic] of Quesnelle, altitude 2480." Note also that today's Ahbau Creek was once known as Graveyard Creek. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |