Assiniboine Lake
| Language of origin | Algonquian language family Cree language |
| Feature Type: | Lake - Inland body of standing water. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Head of Assiniboine Creek in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, NE of Invermere, Kootenay Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°51'13"N, 115°40'43"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 82J/13 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 3 March 1960 on 82J, as labelled on BC-Alberta boundary sheet # 12, 1916. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Named in association with Mount Assiniboine, in turn named after the Assiniboine (Stoney) Indians, who hunted in the Rocky Mountains from the 49th parallel to the North Saskatchewan-Athabasca watershed; the name means "those who cook by placing hot stones in water". Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |