Haynon Lake
| Language of origin | Salishan language family Nłeʔkepmxcín language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | S. of Kwoiek Creek, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°05'14"N, 121°54'11"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/4 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 March 1960 on 92I/SW. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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The traditional name for "magpie" - plentiful around the campsite here. (translation advice from Mr. R.J. Meek, Indian agent at Lytton, in turn as provided by members of the Kanaka Bar Band.) Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |