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.

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

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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.