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Sproat Lake is a lake on central Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was known as Kleecoot, meaning "wide open" by local indigenous people. Roughly cross-shaped with four arms, it is over 25 kilometres in length, and has 90.8 kilometres of shoreline. [1] Home of the last Martin Mars type waterbombers, and near Port Alberni, Sproat ...
The city lies within the Alberni Valley at the head of the Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island's longest inlet. Port Alberni currently has a total population of 18,259. It is the location of the head offices of the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. Port Alberni is served by the coast-spanning Island Highway system, and a local airport.
Great Central Lake is a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.It is located north of Sproat Lake and to the northwest of the city of Port Alberni.It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) long, with an area of 50.85 square kilometres (19.63 sq mi) and mean depth of 124 metres (407 ft), to a maximum of 250 metres (820 ft), making it the second deepest lake on Vancouver Island.
Coordinates. 49°15′N 124°48′W. / 49.250°N 124.800°W / 49.250; -124.800. Alberni Valley is a broad valley located at the head of Alberni Inlet on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is home to Port Alberni, Sproat Lake and other outlining areas. The term is largely used as a synonym for Greater Port Alberni and ...
China Beach Provincial Park was a 61 hectares (150 acres) Class A park at China Beach established on January 4, 1967. It was the best developed of the three former parks, featuring a day-use area and vehicle-accessible campground. [5] The park's creation came about in a trade between the provincial government and a forestry company.
Cameron Lake is a lake in central Vancouver Island located 15 km east of Port Alberni, on the north side of Highway 4. It has an area of 477 hectares and an elevation of 184 metres above sea level. The lake is between Mount Arrowsmith to the south and Mount Wesley to the north. The lake was named by Captain Richards in 1860 for David Cameron ...
The Beaufort Range is marked 12 on map. The Beaufort Range is a mountain range on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located north of Port Alberni and to the west of Qualicum Beach, and running from Horne Lake in the southeast to Comox Lake in the northwest. It has an area of 448 km 2 and is a subrange of the Vancouver Island ...
Coordinates. 49°08′29″N 124°39′26″W / 49.14139°N 124.65722°W / 49.14139; -124.65722. Lake type. Natural lake. Basin countries. Canada. Surface elevation. 928 m (3,045 ft) Duck Lake is a lake located on Vancouver Island east of Lizard Lake on the south side of upper China Creek, south east of Port Alberni, [1] The lake ...