Summit Lake (Crooked River)
| Summit Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| Drain | Crooked River → Pack River | |
| Places on the shore | Summit Lake | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 54 ° 17 ′ N , 122 ° 39 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 706 m | |
| surface | 13.8 km² (of which 0.9 km² is island area) | |
| length | 12 km | |
| scope | 41.8 km | |
| Maximum depth | 16 m | |
| Middle deep | 6.4 m | |
| Catchment area | 155 km² | |
The Summit Lake ( English for "summit lake") is a lake on the Interior Plateau in the Canadian province of British Columbia .
The lake is located in the Omineca region about 50 km north of Prince George . The U-shaped Summit Lake drains northwards via the Crooked River . The 13.8 km² lake (of which 0.9 km² is island area) with a catchment area of 155 km² belongs to the hydrological catchment area of the Arctic Ocean . It is located near the highest notch between the 5636 m high Citlaltépetl in Mexico and the 5959 m high Mount Logan near the Alaska border .
The British Columbia Highway 97 runs along the eastern shore. There is also the settlement (unincorporated community) Summit Lake .
Web links
- Summit Lake (Crooked River) . In: BC Geographical Names (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f BCLSS - The Importance of Summit Lake & its Watershed ( Memento of the original from September 17, 2013 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. (PDF; 2.68 MB; English)
