Tanakaxhjach
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Kaska language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Not official |
| Other Names: | Helen LakeOfficial |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of Hazel Creek, adjacent to Alaska Highway just inside BC-Yukon boundary near Teslin Lake, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°57'27"N, 132°00'52"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104N/16 |
| Related Maps: |
104N/16 104O/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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"Tanakaxhjach is the Kaska/Athapaskan name for Helen Lake. This is a small lake that has a trail around it. Close to Mile 769 on the Alaska Highway. There is a trail from there to Johnston Town which goes by Lower Hazel Creek." (Information provided January 2013 by Teslin Tlingit Council, in turn confirmed in June 1999 by Matt Thom). Source: included with note |