Moberly Lake is along

British Columbia Highway 29 Highway 29, known locally as ''Don Philips Way'', is a shortcut route from the John Hart Highway to the Alaska Highway in the Peace River Regional District. It is also the main access to the coal mining community of Tumbler Ridge, as well as ...

in northern British Columbia, Canada, and named for

Henry John Moberly Henry John Moberly, also known as Harry or Harvey (1835–1931) was a fur trader. He entered the Hudson's Bay Company's service in 1854, and in 1862 was in charge of the post on Stuart Lake; gave his name to Moberly Lake in the Peace River cou ...

, a

fur trader The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of a world fur market in the early modern period, furs of boreal, polar and cold temperate mammalian animals have been the mos ...

who lived on the lake. It is served by the Chetwynd Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment. The Moberly Lake has always been a revered site for the Danezaa people, who called it "the lake you can depend on," an allusion to the bounty of the lake, where they could always find food. In 1915, the outsider settlement comprised 16 people (Fort George Herald, 9 Oct 1915).

Legends

Other Danezaa regarded the lake as a place of mystique. For them, it was 'the Lake with a hole through it' or 'the lake with no bottom'. According to their lore, the lake was the dwelling place of an ancient creature that came to the surface after long intervals below the water. Three generations of Beaver women at Moberly Lake British Columbia NA-2211-48

Three generations of Beaver women at Moberly Lake British Columbia NA-2211-48

References

External links

Moberly Lake as featured on DiscoverThePeaceCountry.com
Moberly Peace River Land District {{PeaceRiver-geo-stub