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The lake is situated approximately 200 m (660 ft) west of Goode Beach and is the only source of fresh water on the Vancouver Peninsula. [4] It sits at an elevation of approximately 5 m (16 ft), has an ill-defined coastal catchment area of approximately 0.5 km 2 (0.19 sq mi) and receives an annual rainfall of around 950 mm (37 in). Approximately ...
The Coquitlam Lake dam continues to provide power to the residents of Metro Vancouver and is owned and operated by the provincial energy authority, BC hydro. The lake is also one of three reservoirs used by Metro Vancouver and provides drinking water to 900,000 people.
Trout Lake is a popular swimming location and nesting ground to many species of bird. In the late 1800s, Trout Lake was a peat bog that supplied water to Hastings Mill. Trout lake was formerly stocked with rainbow trout and cutthroat trout. [2] Adjacent to the lake is a community centre, playground, ice rink, and a summer farmers' market.
The Metro Vancouver watersheds, also known as the Greater Vancouver watersheds, supply potable water to approximately 2.7 million residents in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. [1] They provide tap water to a land area covering more than 2,600 square kilometres (1,000 sq mi), serving a total of 21 member municipalities, one electoral ...
The park was one of Vancouver's first lumbering operations in the late 19th century. The lake was the water source for the Hastings Sawmill , which was owned by industrialist John Hendry . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1926, Hendry's daughter, who was married to then-Lieutenant Governor of BC Eric Hamber , donated the mill property to the Park Board with the ...
Burnt Bridge Creek is a 13-mile (21 km) stream flowing for most of its length within the city of Vancouver in the U.S. state of Washington. [3] It begins as drainage from field ditches near the unincorporated community of Orchards, east of the city. [3] The creek flows generally west to Vancouver Lake. [4]
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On May 29, 1948, dykes near Glendale (now Cottonwood Corners) gave way and in four days, 49 square kilometres (12,000 acres) of fertile ground were under water. On June 1, 1948, the Cannor Dyke (east of Vedder Canal near Trans Canada Highway) broke and released tons of Fraser River water onto the Greendale area, destroying homes and fields.