Foley Lake
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Foley Creek, N side of Chilliwack River, Yale Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°07'37"N, 121°34'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 19 March 1975 on 92H/SW, as identified on an April 1960 plan re: a provincial park reserve (BC Lands file 0230965) Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Named by Lands Dept planners? Foley Lake is an expansion of Foley Creek, in turn named in association with Foley Peak. Also known as "Ford Lake" according to September 1978 advice from Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce (file C.1.50, pt.1) Origin/significance not provided. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |