Cheakamus Lake

Cheakamus Lake
Cheakamus Lake is located in British Columbia
Cheakamus Lake
Cheakamus Lake
LocationBritish Columbia
Coordinates50°0′29.1″N 122°55′10.2″W / 50.008083°N 122.919500°W / 50.008083; -122.919500
Primary inflowsCastle Towers Creek, Cheakamus River, Singing Creek,
Primary outflowsCheakamus River
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area5.7 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Surface elevation2,730 ft (830 m)
IslandsNone
SettlementsNone

Cheakamus Lake is a lake in Garibaldi Provincial Park on the southeastern outskirts of the resort municipality of Whistler, British Columbia. It has an area of 5.7 km2 (2.2 mi2). It is an expansion of the upper Cheakamus River, with the river entering it at its east end and exiting at the west end.[1]

In 2005, 40,000 litres of sodium hydroxide were spilled into the Cheakamus River, well downstream of the lake, as a result of a CN train derailment.[2]

Cheakamus Lake
  1. ^ "Cheakamus Lake". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ^ CN faulted for Squamish derailment, The Globe and Mail