Tumtum Lake

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Tumtum Lake
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Tumtum Lake
Location British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates 51°52′34″N119°07′15″W / 51.8761°N 119.1209°W / 51.8761; -119.1209
Type lake

Tumtum Lake is a small lake located in the Upper Adams River valley in the Interior of British Columbia, Canada. [1] It is a popular fishing lake, containing rainbow trout, bull trout, and whitefish. [2] "Tumtum" is a Chinook Jargon word for "heart", or the "pulsing of the heart", [3] and may refer to the sound of the waterfalls on the Upper Adams River downstream from the lake.

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References

  1. ↑ "Tumtum Lake". BC Geographical Names .
  2. ↑ "Upper Adams Provincial Park". British Columbia Ministry of Environment. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Gibbs, George (2007). Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon. Middlesex: Echo Library. p. 40. ISBN   978-1-4068-0924-4.
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