Kedahda Lake
| Language of origin | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit, Na-Dene language family Tāłtān language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Headwaters of Kedahda River, S of Jennings River, Cassiar Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 59°14'34"N, 131°31'54"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 104O/5 |
| Related Maps: |
104O 104O/4 104O/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 23 March 1944 on 104O/5 as submitted by the Mines Department. Likely named in association with Kedahda Lake. May have previously been labeled Moosehorn Lake (maps/dates not cited). Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Kedahda" is recorded as being an anglicization of the Tahltan word for "moose-horn." This name was selected because this lake was locally know as Moosehorn Lake. Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |