Nigger Lake
Language of origin English language
Feature Type:Lake - Inland body of standing water.
Status: Not official
Other Names: Negro Lake
Relative Location: Expansion of Wuho Creek on the N side of Moyie River, SW of Cranbrook, Kootenay Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 49°25'49"N, 115°56'38"W at the approximate centre of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 82G/5
Origin Notes and History:

Nigger Lake was adopted in the 1930 B.C. Gazetteer. Changed to Negro Lake 3 May 1961 on OBF 3177.

Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database, Ottawa