Azure Lake, British Columbia

Azure Lake
View from Azure Lake to Garnet Falls
Geographical location	British Columbia ( Canada )
Tributaries	Azure River , Angus Horne Creek
Drain	Azure River
Data
Coordinates	52 ° 23 ′  N , 120 ° 5 ′  W Coordinates: 52 ° 23 ′  N , 120 ° 5 ′  W
Altitude above sea level	682  m
surface	30.4 km²
length	24 km
width	2.6 km

The Azure Lake is a lake in the central eastern part of the Canadian province of British Columbia .

Azure Lake is located in the Cariboo Mountains at an elevation of 682  m . It is located in Wells Gray Provincial Park . The lake has a length in east-west direction of 24 km. The maximum width is 2.6 km. It has a water surface of 30.4 km². Several glacier-fed rivers flow into the lake, including the Azure River and Angus Horne Creek . A 200 m long section of the Azure River forms the drain to the Clearwater River from the western end of the lake . The lake is mostly reached by motorboat from the southern end of Clearwater Lake . Canoeists have to tackle a 500 m long portage between the two waters. There are simple campsites on the lake shore.

Fish fauna

Rainbow trout are found in the lake .

Web links

Commons : Azure Lake  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Azure Lake . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
• Geographical Names of Canada: Azure Lake
• Wells Gray Provincial Park: Clearwater / Azure Marine at BC Parks

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Wells Gray Provincial Park, Clearwater / Azure Marine Guide (PDF, 320 KB) BC Parks. Retrieved June 22, 2018.