Chute Lake Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia

Locality - A named place or area, generally with a scattered population of 50 or less. SE side of Okanagan Mountain, E side Okanagan Lake N of Naramata, Similkameen Division Yale Land District

Mapped Location

Chute Lake: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Chute Lake

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Chute Lake

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Chute Lake Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Chute Lake

References to Chute Lake that document the origin of its place name

Chute Lake (Station) adopted 6 October 1936 on Geological Survey sheet 420A, Kettle River, as identified in the 1930 BC Gazetteer. Form of name changed to Chute Lake (locality) 6 June 1979 on 82E/12. See Chute Creek.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Chute Lake Post Office was opened 16 October 1921, located at Mile 106, Kettle Valley Railway; Mrs. Jessie Martin postmistress; closed 31 October 1923; re-opened 1 April 1924; closed 30 September 1925; may have opened briefly again before closing in 1927.

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office  |  Province of British Columbia

Named to recall the former name of Lequime Creek. Chute is a French word of "fall" or "fast water"

B.C. Geographical Names in Province of British Columbia
Provincial Archives of BC "Place Names File" compiled 1945-1950 by A.G. Harvey from various sources, with subsequent additions  |  Province of British Columbia

 

Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

Political Boundaries

Last updated: 2023-10-01