| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Just NW of Fort St John, Peace River Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 56°20'15"N, 121°00'17"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 94A/6 |
| Related Maps: |
94A/6 94A/7 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 14 March 1929 on 94/SE as labelled on BC map 1H, 1917. Re-approved 6 January 1949 on 94A/6 and 94A/7, and 6 September 1951 on 94A/SE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Originally known as "Old Charlie's Lake" referring to an old Indigenous man who lived at the south end of the lake; Old Charlie was the only person to live here year-round; others camped here seasonally. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Charlie was a Beaver Chieftain...it was also called Fish lake but does not contain any fish worth the name." (excerpt from a chapter entitled "1911 - The First Journalist", Peace River Chronicles; copy received January 1990, file H.3.28). Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Sekani name for Charlie Lake is Tahkahje Dat'ona Manè' (from "Guzagi K'úgé", published by Kaska Tribal Council, Watson Lake, 1997). Origin/meaning not provided. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |