Tumtum Lake

Coordinates: 51°52′34″N 119°07′15″W / 51.8761°N 119.1209°W / 51.8761; -119.1209
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Tumtum Lake
Location of the lake in British Columbia, Canada.
Location of the lake in British Columbia, Canada.
Tumtum Lake
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Coordinates51°52′34″N 119°07′15″W / 51.8761°N 119.1209°W / 51.8761; -119.1209
Typelake

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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  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.