| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | N side of Carpenter Lake between Jones and Marshall Creeks, NW of Lillooet, Lillooet Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°51'34"N, 122°28'09"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92J/16 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Carol Lake adopted 29 June 2007 on 92J/16 as a well-established local name. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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"Carol Lake" was designated by the BC Forest Service in 1979. The namesake is Carol Harris, who worked for the Forest Service in Lillooet at the time, and whose family had long-enjoyed the area from their cabins on nearby Marshall Lake. Carol's husband David Harris had been killed in an avalanche 15 March 1979 and it is thought that her Forest Service colleague Bill Lamont named the lake as a gesture of kindness and support. The BC Forest Service subsequently established "Carol Lake Recreation Site" here, with 9 campsites, wharf and boat launch. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Identified as "Poison Lake" in May 1969 lake survey report by Fisheries Branch; "Mosquito Lake" is another name identified in Recreation Site files. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |