| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tŝilhqot’in language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Other Names: | Yohetta Lake |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Head of Yohetta Creek, W of Taseko Lakes, Lillooet Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 51°13'45"N, 123°50'35"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92O/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Yohetta Lake adopted 6 May 1924 on Ottawa file OBF 0836, as labelled on BC map 2C, 1923. Name changed to Yuyetah Biny 11 June 2020 on 92O/4 as recommended by the Tŝilhqot'in National Government as this is the Tŝilhqot'in name for this lake and supported by Cariboo Regional District, Rec Sites and Trails BC, and the Cariboo Mountain Bike Consortium. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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Yuyetah Biny is a Tŝilhqot’in name meaning 'lake at Yuyetah,' where "Yuyetah" is a proper noun referring to this area/valley, and "biny" means 'lake.' The spelling of the name 'Yohetta' is an anglicization of "Yuyetah." Sometimes spelled “Yuyahtah Biny” (Advice from Tŝilhqot’in National Government, 2020). Source: included with note |