Decker Lake (British Columbia)

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Decker Lake
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Decker Lake
Location British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 54°17′35″N125°50′43″W / 54.29306°N 125.84528°W / 54.29306; -125.84528
Type lake
Primary inflows Decker Creek

Decker Lake is a lake in the Bulkley River drainage of northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It lies immediately northwest of the community of Burns Lake. [1] Its eastern shore is traversed by British Columbia provincial highway 16, where the community of Decker Lake is located. [2] It is fed by Decker Creek, which enters the lake to the southeast of that community. [3]

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Name origin

The lake was officially given its name in honour of Stephen Decker, who was a foreman with the Collins Overland Telegraph. [4]

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