Cameron Lake (British Columbia)
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| Geographical location | Vancouver Island in British Columbia (Canada) |
| Tributaries | Cameron River |
| Drain | Little Qualicum River |
| Location close to the shore | Port Alberni |
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 17 '34 " N , 124 ° 37' 32" W |
| Altitude above sea level | 184 m |
| surface | 477 ha |
| length | 6 km |
| width | 1 km |
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| Old E&N railway bridge on Cameron Lake | |
The Cameron Lake is a 477-hectare lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
It is located about 10 miles east of Port Alberni and 9 miles west of Qualicum Beach , relatively in the center of Vancouver Island, and can be reached via Highway 4 . The lake is located in the Regional District of Nanaimo in the Beaufort Range of the Vancouver Island Ranges .
location
While Highway 4 is on the south bank of the lake, there is a branch line of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on the north bank . Furthermore, in the area north of Mount Horne and Mount Wesley and in the south of Mount Arrowsmith . Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park is located on the southern and southwestern shores of the lake , followed by MacMillan Provincial Park on the southeastern shore area .
The lake was founded in 1860 by the Engl. Naval Officer George Henry Richards named after David Cameron , the first Chief Justice of the Crown Colony of Vancouver Island .
tourism
Due to the two provincial parks located on the lake and the highway that passes by, the lake is well visited by day tourists.
Furthermore, the lake is very popular with anglers due to its high fish density. In addition to rainbow trout and cutthroat trout , brown trout and sockeye salmon can also be found in the lake .
In September and October 2009 the lake caused considerable excitement among cryptozoologists due to unidentified animal sightings .
literature
Helga Walter, Arnold Walter: Vancouver Island - travel guide to the most beautiful island in the Pacific. CONBOOK Verlag, Meerbusch 2015, ISBN 978-3-943176-17-9
Web links
- Cameron Lake . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Cameron Lake on BritishColumbia.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Walbran, John T. British Columbia Coast Names, 1592-1906: their origin and history. Ottawa, 1909
- ↑ CBC News of September 20, 2009: Mysterious creature lurking in Vancouver Island lake
- ^ CTV Television Network, October 4, 2009: What lurks at the bottom of BC's Cameron Lake? ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
