Sooke Lake | |
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Location | Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates | 48°33′20.1″N 123°41′49.2″W / 48.555583°N 123.697000°W |
Type | Natural lake, Reservoir |
Primary inflows | Rithet Creek |
Islands | Exploration Island and numerous others[1] |
Sooke Lake is a natural lake and the main reservoir of Greater Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. It is owned and operated by the Capital Regional District and supplies water to approximately 350,000 people.[2] It has a usable water supply of 92.7 million cubic meters, of a total of 160.32 million cubic meters.[2] Rithet Creek is the main inflow and makes up approximately 25% of the supply. The total watershed area is 8,620 hectares (21,300 acres).[3]