Moberly Lake

Moberly Lake
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Geographical location	British Columbia ( Canada )
Tributaries	Moberly River
Drain	Moberly River
Places on the shore	Moberly Lake
Location close to the shore	Chetwynd , Hudson's Hope
Data
Coordinates	55 ° 49 ′  N , 121 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 49 ′  N , 121 ° 46 ′  W
Altitude above sea level	692  m
surface	27.6 km²
length	14 km
width	2.2 km
Maximum depth	42.7 m
Middle deep	18.3 m

The Moberly Lake is a lake in the northeast of the Canadian province of British Columbia . The lake was named after Henry John Moberly (1835-1931) of the Hudson's Bay Company , who was the head of the Jasper House trading branch in 1859 .

location

The 27.6 km² large Moberly Lake is located on British Columbia Highway 29 between the towns of Chetwynd in the south and Hudson's Hope in the north. The foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains stretch to the west of the lake and the Peace Plateau to the east . The lake is at an altitude of 692  m . The lake measures 14 km in west-east direction, the maximum width is 2.2 km. The Moberly River , a tributary of the Peace River , flows through the lake in an easterly direction. On the north shore is the Moberly Lake settlement . On the south bank is the 98 hectare Moberly Lake Provincial Park .

Fish fauna

In the lake u. a. the following fish species: pike , bull trout , American char and herring vendace .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Moberly Lake . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Moberly Lake Provincial Park . BC parks. Retrieved May 4, 2018.