| Hobson Lake | |
|---|---|
  Hobson Lake | |
| Location | British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 52°30′00″N 120°20′00″W / 52.50000°N 120.33333°W |
| Primary inflows | Clearwater River and Hobson Creek |
| Primary outflows | Clearwater River |
| Max. length | 35 km (22 mi) |
| Max. width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Surface area | 32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 76.3 m (250 ft) |
| Max. depth | 175 m (574 ft) |
| Water volume | 2.48 km3 (0.59 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 75.7 km (47.0 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 858 m (2,815 ft) |
| Islands | 1 |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Hobson Lake is the uppermost lake on the Clearwater River in east-central British Columbia, Canada.[1] Hobson Lake is one of the six major lakes in Wells Gray Provincial Park.[2]
Hobson Lake is bordered to the east by peaks of the Cariboo Mountains which rise nearly 2000 m (6500 ft) above the lakeshore. Among these are Mount Hugh Neave and Twin Spires. The former is the seventh-highest mountain in Wells Gray Park at 2,829 m (9,281 ft) and is located due east of Hobson Lake's outlet. Its name recognizes a mountaineer who climbed many peaks in northern Wells Gray Park during the 1960s and 1970s. Hugh Neave made the first ascent of Wells Gray Park's third-highest mountain, Garnet Peak, in 1974. West of Hobson Lake is the Quesnel Highland which has no named mountains near the lake.[2]
- ^ "Hobson Lake". BC Geographical Names.
- ^ a b Neave, Roland (2023). Exploring Wells Gray Park, 7th edition. Wells Gray Tours, Kamloops, BC. ISBN 978-0-9681932-3-5.