Cheakamus Lake

Cheakamus Lake
Location British Columbia
Coordinates 50°0′29.1″N 122°55′10.2″W / 50.008083°N 122.919500°W / 50.008083; -122.919500Coordinates: 50°0′29.1″N 122°55′10.2″W / 50.008083°N 122.919500°W / 50.008083; -122.919500
Primary inflows Castle Towers Creek, Cheakamus River, Singing Creek,
Primary outflows Cheakamus River
Basin countries Canada
Surface area 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²)
Surface elevation 2730 ft
Islands None
Settlements None

Cheakamus Lake is a lake in Garibaldi Provincial Park on the southeastern outskirts of the resort municipality of Whistler, British Columbia. It has an area of 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²). It is an expansion of the upper Cheakamus River, with the river entering it at its east end and exiting at the west end.[1]

In 2005, 40,000 litres of sodium hydroxide was spilled into the Cheakamus River, well downstream of the lake, as a result of a CN train derailment.[2]

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