Decker Lake is a community on the lake of the same name in the

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drainage of northwestern

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. It is located northwest of the community of

Burns Lake Burns Lake is a rural village in the North-western-Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, incorporated in 1923. The village had a population of 1,779 as of the 2016 Census. The village is known for its rich First Nations heritage, and ...

along

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, near the outlet of Decker Creek.

Name origin

The lake was officially given its name in honour of Stephen Decker, who was a foreman with the

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.BC Names entry "Decker Lake (lake)"
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Name origin

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