British Columbia. Lake: Fraser River drainage
S of McBride
53.2878 N 120.1508 W — Map 093H08 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1965
Official in BC – Canada
S of McBride
53.2878 N 120.1508 W — Map 093H08 — Google — GeoHack
Name officially adopted in 1965
Official in BC – Canada
This lake appears on:
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919
Pre-emptor’s map Tête Jaune 3H 1919
Horseshoe Lake. Village of McBride top left, loop of Fraser River top right, railroad diagonally at the west edge of town
Canadian Geographical Names Database
One of the 100 Horseshoe Lakes in Canada.
Surveyor James Alexander Walker [1887–1959] reported in 1914 that the lake was “very popular in summer for boating and bathing.” The townsite had just been laid out the year before by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.
References:
- Walker, James Alexander [1887–1959]. “South fork of Fraser River, vicinity of McBride. November 11, 1914.” Report of the Minister of Lands for the Province of British Columbia for the Year Ending 31st December 1914, (1915). Google Books