Echoes Lakes
| Feature Type: | Lakes - Inland body of standing water. Plural of Lake. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | SW of Skookumchuck, N of Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°52'18"N, 115°48'32"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82G/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Echoes Lake adopted in 1936 on BC Map 4C, not "Echo Lake" as identified in 1924 survey (Field Book 76/24, ph 158). Form of name changed to Echoes Lakes 27 July 1964 on 82G/NW, as identified in Lands' file 0216002. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |