Clearwater Lake (Clearwater River)

Clearwater Lake
Clearwater Lake with Garnet Peak (center) and Mount Huntley (left)
Geographical location	British Columbia ( Canada )
Tributaries	Clearwater River , Barella Creek
Drain	Clearwater River
Location close to the shore	Clearwater
Data
Coordinates	52 ° 16 ′  N , 120 ° 13 ′  W Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′  N , 120 ° 13 ′  W
Altitude above sea level	680  m
surface	33.3 km²
length	24 km
width	2.3 km
Maximum depth	197 m

The Clearwater Lake (English for "clear water lake") is a lake in the central east of the Canadian province of British Columbia .

Clearwater Lake is located in the Cariboo Mountains at an elevation of 680  meters . It is located in Wells Gray Provincial Park . The lake has a length in north-south direction of 24 km. The maximum width is 2.3 km. It has a water area of ​​33.3 km². Several glacier-fed rivers flow into the lake. The Clearwater River flows south through the lake. Coming from the west, Barella Creek flows into the lake. Further north are the two lakes Azure Lake and Hobson Lake . From Clearwater Lake, Azure Lake can be reached by motorboat. There are simple campsites on the lake shore. Below Clearwater Lake is the Osprey Falls . To the south end of the lake leads from Clearwater a road that is paved for a length of 43 km and gravel for the remaining 28 km.

Fish fauna

Rainbow trout are found in the lake .

Web links

Commons : Clearwater Lake  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Clearwater Lake . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
• Geographical Names of Canada: Clearwater 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.