geo.wikisort.org - ReservoirLittle Shuswap Lake is a small lake in the Thompson River basin of the southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, which sits at the transition between the Thompson Country to the west and the Shuswap Country to the east.[2] It is fed by the Little River, which flows from Shuswap Lake, and is the main source of water for the South Thompson River, which begins at the lake's outlet at its southwestern end. The lake is approximately 7.8 kilometres (4.8 mi) in length, NE to SW, and averages 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) in width and is approximately 18 square kilometres (6.9 sq mi) in area. It has a mean depth of 14.3 metres (47 ft) to a maximum of 59.4 metres (195 ft).[1]
Body of water
Little Shuswap Lake |
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Location | British Columbia |
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Coordinates | 50°51′N 119°38′W |
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Primary inflows | Little River |
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Primary outflows | South Thompson River |
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Basin countries | Canada |
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Max. length | 7.9 km (4.9 mi) |
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Max. width | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
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Surface area | 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |
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Average depth | 14.3 m (47 ft) |
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Max. depth | 59.4 m (195 ft) |
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Water volume | 260,634,324 m3 (9.2042143×109 cu ft) |
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Surface elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
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Islands | None |
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Settlements | Chase, British Columbia |
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References | [1] |
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The recreational and Secwepemc First Nations community of Chase (known as Quaaout in the Secwepemc language) is at the lake's southern end. The smaller community of Squilax lies at the lake's northern end, on the north side of the estuary of the Little River. The TransCanada Highway and Canadian Pacific Railway run along the lake's eastern shore.
See also
References
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Rivers | |
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Lakes | |
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Coastal features | Haida Gwaii |
- Cumshewa Inlet
- Dawrin Sound
- Laskeek Bay
- Masset Inlet
- Rennel Sound
- Skidegate Channel
- Skidegate Inlet
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North Coast |
- Arthur Passage
- Burke Channel
- Chatham Sound
- Dixon Entrance
- Douglas Channel
- Finlayston Channel
- Fisher Channel
- Fitz Hugh Sound
- Gardner Channel
- Grenville Channel
- Hecate Strait
- Juan Perez Sound
- Lama Passage
- Laredo Channel
- Milbanke Sound
- Portland Inlet
- Prince Rupert Harbour
- Princess Royal Channel
- Principe Channel
- Queen Charlotte Sound
- Rivers Inlet
- Seaforth Channel
- Smith Inlet
- Smith Sound
- Wright Sound
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Central Coast |
- Belize Inlet
- Bute Inlet
- Call Inlet
- Cordero Channel
- Drury Inlet
- Frederick Arm
- Goletas Channel
- Johnstone Strait
- Kingcome Inlet
- Knight Inlet
- Kyuquot Sound
- Loughborough Inlet
- Nodales Channel
- Phillips Arm
- Pryce Channel
- Queen Charlotte Strait
- Seymour Inlet
- Sutlej Channel
- Wells Passage
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Salish Sea |
- Active Pass
- Baynes Sound
- Boundary Bay
- Boundary Pass
- Burrard Inlet
- Calm Channel
- Captain Passage
- Desolation Sound
- Discovery Passage
- Haro Strait
- Homfray Channel
- Hoskyn Channel
- Howe Sound
- Jervis Inlet
- Malaspina Strait
- Okisollo Channel
- Port San Juan
- Ramsay Arm
- Saanich Inlet
- Sansum Narrows
- Satellite Channel
- Sechelt Inlet
- Stuart Channel
- Strait of Georgia
- Strait of Juan de Fuca
- Sutil Channel
- Toba Inlet
- Trincomali Channel
- Victoria Harbour
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На других языках
- [en] Little Shuswap Lake
[fr] Lac Little Shuswap
Le lac Little Shuswap est un petit lac dans le bassin de la rivière Thompson dans le sud de l'intérieur de la Colombie-Britannique, au Canada.
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