Cheakamus Lake

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Cheakamus Lake
Cheakamus Lake -
Location British Columbia
Coordinates 50°0′29.1″N, 122°55′10.2″WCoordinates: 50°0′29.1″N, 122°55′10.2″W
Basin countries Canada
Surface area 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²)

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).

In 2005, 40,000 litres of sodium hydroxide was spilled into the Cheakamus River, well downstream of the lake, as a result of a CN train derailment.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ CN faulted for Squamish derailment, The Globe and Mail
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