Whonnock Lake

Whonnock Lake
Location of man made lake in Canada.
Location of man made lake in Canada.
Whonnock Lake
LocationMaple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°12′46″N 122°26′53″W / 49.21278°N 122.44806°W / 49.21278; -122.44806
Typenatural muskeg lake

Whonnock Lake is a natural muskeg lake. If left alone, it will slowly turn into a peat marsh. The only regular water input is from the north. There is an exit to Whonnock Creek on the south-east side originally closed off by a sandbar (beaver dam) that was replaced in 2008 by a man-made berm and fish channel. This is where the water escapes from the lake to Whonnock Creek. In the past beavers regulated the water level of the lake — now the city does that. Whonnock Lake is a rural-residential neighbourhood in eastern Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, located about 40 miles (64 km) east of Vancouver in the upland area of Whonnock south of the Dewdney Trunk Road.[1] The lake is used as a practice facility for the Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club, and has hosted many sprint kayak and canoe competitions.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ BC Names/GeoBC entry "Whonnock Lake"
  2. ^ "Canoe Kayak BC (CKBC) : Website by RAMP InterActive". www.canoekayakbc.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-14.


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