Sugar Lake
| Language of origin | English language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Expansion of upper Shuswap River, E of Mabel Lake, Osoyoos Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°23'59"N, 118°31'05"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82L/7 |
| Related Maps: |
82L/7 82L/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 11 January 1922, as labelled on Geological Survey of Canada map #363, 1888, and GSC map #669, Shuswap,1898, and on BC Lands' maps 1EM, 1915, and 4J, 1921. Origin/significance not recorded. Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office. |
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"The story goes that Alexander Clark and two prospectors were out in a canoe on this lake when a bag of sugar accidently spilled overboard. 'This will sure be a sugary lake!' remarked Clark." Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997 |