Tatlayoko Lake is an unincorporated settlement and locality on the

Homathko River The Homathko River is one of the major rivers of the southern Coast Mountains of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is one of the few rivers that penetrates the range from the interior Chilcotin Country to the coastal inlets of the P ...

just north of that river's entry into the lake of same name,* which is located in the western

Chilcotin Country The Chilcotin () region of British Columbia is usually known simply as "the Chilcotin", and also in speech commonly as "the Chilcotin Country" or simply Chilcotin. It is a plateau and mountain region in British Columbia on the inland lee of the C ...

of the

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, Canada.

Climate

The name Tatlayoko is derived from the Tsilhqot'in language and means "lake of the big winds." True to its name, the community is windy throughout the fall and winter as the warm Chinook winds blow up the valley. The

Chilcotin Plateau The Chilcotin Plateau is part of the Fraser Plateau, a major subdivision of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia. The Chilcotin Plateau is physically near-identical with the region of the same name, i.e. "the Chilcotin", which lies between ...

is known for being extremely cold in the winter, but Tatlayoko Lake is an exception thanks to its proximity to the mild Pacific Ocean. While the coastal winds bring the community relatively mild winters, the mountains block most of the coastal precipitation, leaving the community comparatively dry. In relation to the nearby community of Tatla Lake and indeed the rest of the Chilcotin Plateau off to the east, Tatlayoko Lake tends to be wetter in the winter and drier in the summer. Tatlayoko Lake has a continental climate ''(Dfb)'', bordering on a subarctic climate ''(Dfc)''. The hottest temperature on record on 29 June 2021 when the temperature climbed to .

Weather facts

* Driest Year (2002) = * Wettest Year (1950) = * Warmest Year (1941) = * Coldest Year (1957) =

References

Populated places in the Chilcotin Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia {{cariboo-geo-stub