Harrison Lake
Harrison Lake | |
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Silver Creek | |
Primary outflows | Harrison River |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 60 km (37 mi) |
Max. width | 9 km (5.6 mi) |
Surface area | 218 km2 (84 sq mi) |
Average depth | 151.4 m (497 ft) |
Max. depth | 279 m (915 ft) |
Water volume | 33 km3 (27,000,000 acre⋅ft) |
Surface elevation | 10 m (33 ft) |
Settlements | Harrison Hot Springs |
Harrison Lake is the largest
At the north end of the lake is a small
The lake has imposed a higher risk to recreational users than other lakes in BC as it is colder than many of the lakes in the surrounding areas. Harrison Lake was implicated in the deaths of three people in 2015, and five total since 2008.[3]
To the east of the Lillooet River's entrance, at the northernmost part of Harrison Lake, there is a small bay named Little Harrison Lake. The site of one of
Opposite Silver River on the west shore of Harrison Lake is Twenty-Mile Bay. Mid-lake between the Silver River and Twenty-Mile Bay is the northern end of the lake's longest and largest island, aptly named
Harrison Lake was important in the early history of British Columbia as one of the water links on the Douglas Road, which accessed the goldfields of the upper Fraser during the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush of 1858-60. It was named "Harrison" by Hudson's Bay Company Governor Simpson, after Benjamin Harrison, a director (later Deputy Governor) of the Hudson's Bay Company.[4][5]: 106
Panorama
See also
References
- ^ "Harrison Lake". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ "Doctors Point". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ Ministry of Public Health and Dafety, Office of Chief Coroner. "BC Coroners Service, Accidental Drowning Deaths, 2008-2015" (PDF). Accidental Drowning Death. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
- ^ "Harrison Lake". BC Geographical Names.
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