Comox Lake
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 36 '53 " N , 125 ° 10' 42" W | ||||||||
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| Construction time: | 1913 | ||||||||
| Operator: | BC Hydro | ||||||||
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| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 135 m | ||||||||
| Water surface | 20.9 km² | ||||||||
| Reservoir length | 14.5 km | ||||||||
| Reservoir width | 1.8 km | ||||||||
| Storage space | 88.8 million m³ | ||||||||
| Catchment area | 453 km² | ||||||||
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The Comox Lake is a lake in east-central Vancouver Iceland in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The Comox Dam, built in 1913 and renovated in 1957, at the outflow of the Puntledge River regulates the outflow. The storage capacity of Comox Lake is 88.8 million m³. The target is at 135 m . The catchment area of the 20.9 km² lake covers 453 km². The main tributaries are the Puntledge River and Cruickshank River .
The inflows in the wettest months from November to January reach hourly maximum values of up to 900 m³ / s. In contrast, the inflows in summer can drop below 1 m³ / s. The dam regulates the water level. This serves the downstream hydropower plant, the drinking water supply, the fish population in the Puntledge River, various leisure activities (kayak) and flood protection.
Web links
- Comox Lake . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
- Comox Lake at Natural Resources Canada
Individual evidence
- ^ Puntledge River - The Fisheries Problems associated with the power development of the Puntledge River (PDF, 5.2 MB) Dept. of Fisheries, Canada, Vancouver, BC. October 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 08HB082
- ^ Government of Canada: Historical Hydrometric Data Search Results: Station 08HB007
- ↑ a b c Puntledge River Hydroelectric System: Overview (PDF, 1.8 MB) BC Hydro, Power smart. November 16, 2015. Accessed March 22, 2018.