| Nanaimo Lakes | |
|---|---|
 First Lake | |
  Nanaimo Lakes | |
| Location | Regional District of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia[1] |
| Coordinates | 49°06′00″N 124°10′15″W / 49.10000°N 124.17083°W[1] |
| Etymology | Snuneymuxw First Nation – city of Nanaimo |
| Part of | Nanaimo River |
| Catchment area | At least 23,000 hectares (57,000 acres)[2] |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 4 miles (6.4 km) |
| Surface elevation | 210 metres (690 ft)[3] |
Nanaimo Lakes are a chain of four lakes composed of three natural—First, Second, and Third Lakes—and one man-made, dammed lake, Fourth Lake, on the upper Nanaimo River, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
- ^ a b "Nanaimo Lakes". Geographical Names database. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Watershed protection". City of Nanaimo. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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