| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S of Beaver Lake, NE of Williams Lake, Cariboo Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 52°22'56"N, 121°50'16"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 93A/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 28 April 1936 on BC map 3G, as labelled on 1916 edition of same map. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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So named by early miners and packers because it was the biggest lake on their route, and a favorite camp ground. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Had been labelled Round Tent Lake on Trutch's 1871 map of BC, and on A.C. Anderson's map (title/date not cited) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Traditional name is/was "Neesa Ling" meaning "char-trout lake" Source: Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions |