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Wapta Lake

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Type
  
Glacial

Basin countries
  
Canada

Max. width
  
340 m (1,120 ft)

Area
  
20 ha

Width
  
340 m

Outflow location
  
Kicking Horse River

Primary outflows
  
Kicking Horse River

Max. length
  
740 m (2,430 ft)

Surface elevation
  
1,600 m

Length
  
740 m

Province
  
British Columbia

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Primary inflows
  
Cataract Brook, Blue Creek

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Wapta Lake is a glacial lake in Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies of eastern British Columbia, Canada.

Contents

Map of Wapta Lake, Columbia-Shuswap A, BC, Canada

Wapta Lake is formed from Cataract Brook and Blue Creek in Yoho National Park, and is the source of the Kicking Horse River.

The Trans-Canada Highway passes on the north shore of the lake, while the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks follow the south shore.

References

Wapta Lake Wikipedia


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