Fish Lake
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | BrextonOfficial |
| Relative Location: | SE of Gold Bridge, W of Lillooet, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°50'09"N, 122°49'29"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/15 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Fish Lake Post Office was opened here 1 October 1934, and so-labelled on Geological Survey sheet 430A, Bridge River, 1936 (copy on file G.1.36). Post Office name changed to Brexton 12 July 1938. Brexton (Post Office) adopted 12 December 1939 on BC Lands' map 3K, "not Fish Lake (Post Office)..." Source: BC place name cards, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |