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Mica Dam was built to provide 8.6 km 3 (7 million acre-feet) of water storage as outlined in the Columbia River Treaty, plus another 6.2 km 3 (5 million acre-feet), referred to as "non-Treaty storage". Since 1977, BC Hydro and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) have made a series of long and short term agreements for using non-Treaty ...
Chehalis Lake and the Chehalis River — which the lake feeds to its south — share the name with the community of Chehalis, British Columbia, which is the home of the Sts'Ailes people, a Halqemeylem-speaking Coast Salish group.
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.
Location: British Columbia: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Fjord lake and Tidal lake: Primary inflows: Pitt River: Primary outflows: Pitt River: Basin countries: Canada: Max. length: 24 km (15 mi): Max. width: 4.5 km (2.8 mi): Surface area: 53.5 km 2 (20.7 sq mi): Max. depth: 150 m (490 ft): Surface elevation: 3 m (9.8 ft) [2]: Islands: Goose, Little Goose, Gosling: References: [1]: Pitt Lake is the ...
Wells Gray Park's largest campgrounds, Clearwater Lake and Falls Creek, are adjacent to Osprey Falls and have 80 sites total. Lake tours and a water taxi service operate from near the campgrounds. The public boat launching ramp is 3 km (1.9 mi) further up the lake. [3] A trail follows the lakeshore from the water taxi dock to the public boat ...
In 1887, the Capilano River was selected as the source of water supply for the City of Vancouver.An intake pipe was constructed 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) upstream of the mouth of the river, and a pipeline carried this water across the First Narrows of Burrard Inlet and into the City of Vancouver.
The region experiences very hot, dry summers which results in July and early August water temperatures averaging in the 23 °C (73.4 Degrees Fahrenheit) range. Divers will experience thermoclines beginning at a depth of approximately 10 feet in the summer. The lake is renowned as the warmest tree-lined lake in British Columbia.
The Horseshoe is the longest stretch of calm water on the entire Clearwater River. Taking out at Deer Creek is critical because downstream is the start of 10 km (6 mi) of rapids, culminating in Gatling Gorge and Helmcken Canyon. [4] Canoeing. The only safe section for canoeists downstream from Clearwater Lake is around The Horseshoe meander bend.