Official Name: | Bob Quinn Lake |
Settlement Type: | Locality |
Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bob Quinn Lake in British Columbia |
Coordinates: | 56.9722°N -130.2472°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | British Columbia |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Bob Quinn Lake is an unincorporated community in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. Previously owned and operated by the Mitchell family who sold and moved to Carstairs. It is located along the Stewart-Cassiar Highway (Highway 37) along Bob Quinn Lake, about 292km (181miles) north of Kitwanga and 192km (119miles) south of Dease Lake.[1] [2] Both the locality and the lake are named after Robert Quinn, an area old timer and one-time lineman on the Yukon Telegraph Line.[3]