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Powell Lake is a lake in the northern Sunshine Coast region of British Columbia, Canada, adjacent to the city of Powell River, which sits on the low rise of land forming a natural dam between the lake and the Strait of Georgia. The lake flows to the ocean through Powell River and features Goat Island, a large mountainous island. It serves as a ...
Goat Island was formed following the damming of the Powell River and subsequent flooding of the valleys surrounding the island. The island has an approximate total area of 67.4 km 2 (26.0 sq mi) and features three small island lakes: Clover Lake, [2] Frogpond Lake, [3] and Spire Lake. [4]
Powell was B.C.'s first superintendent for Indian Affairs and a chief architect of colonial policies, including the establishment of residential schools in British Columbia and the banning of the Potlatch. He was traveling up the coast of BC in 1881 and the river and lake were named after him. [5] [6]
Eagle Lake Micro Hydro: West Vancouver: 0.2: 2003: District of West Vancouver [29] East Toba: Powell River: 147: 2010: Innergex Renewable Energy [30] East Twin: McBride: 1.6: 1991: Brookfield Renewable Power [31] Eldorado Reservoir: Kelowna: 1.1: 2009: District of Lake Country [32] Fire Creek (Kwalsa Energy)
Inland Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the southeast side of Powell Lake, just to the northeast of the city of Powell River in that province's northern Sunshine Coast region. [1] Inland Lake is located between the south ends of Powell Lake, to the west, and Haslam Lake, to the east. [2]
British Columbia lakes larger than 400 km 2 (150 sq mi) ; Lake Area (including islands) Altitude Max. depth Volume Williston Lake [1]: 1,761 km 2 (680 sq mi) : 671 m (2,201 ft)
Beartooth Mountain is situated east of Powell Lake in the Coast Mountains, in a remote wilderness area that few visit. The spire-like mountain is set 32 km (20 mi) northeast of the community of Powell River and 130 km (81 mi) northwest of Vancouver. Precipitation runoff from Beartooth drains to Powell Lake, thence Strait of Georgia.
Along with Powell Lake, it was named for Dr. Israel Wood Powell, a medical doctor and educator who was a veteran of the Cariboo Gold Rush. Dr. Powell was Commissioner for Indian Affairs for British Columbia from 1873 to 1881. [1] In 2021 the city of Powell River entered into negotiations with the Tla'amin Nation regarding a potential name ...