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Charlie Lake (British Columbia)

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Primary inflows
  
Stoddart Creek

Basin countries
  
Canada

Max. width
  
3 km (1.9 mi)

Surface elevation
  
700 m

Width
  
3 km

Primary outflows
  
Stoddart Creek

Max. length
  
13 kilometers (8.1 mi)

Settlements
  
Charlie Lake

Length
  
13 km

Province
  
British Columbia

Charlie Lake (British Columbia)

Cities
  
Charlie Lake, British Columbia

Charlie Lake is a lake in north-eastern British Columbia, Canada, situated 8 km (5.0 mi) west from Fort St. John, along the Alaska Highway. The lake provides the water supply for the city of Fort St. John. The Charlie Lake Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin is named for the lake.

Contents

Map of Charlie Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Geography

The lake is situated at an elevation of 700 m (2,300 ft). It is formed along the Stoddart Creek, a right tributary of the Beatton River, itself a major tributary of the Peace River.

Two parks are established on the shores of the lake, Charlie Lake Provincial Park on the west shore, and Beatton Provincial Park on the east shore. The settlement of Charlie Lake lies at the southern tip of the lake.

References

Charlie Lake (British Columbia) Wikipedia