Cheakamus Lake

Cheakamus Lake
Location	British Columbia
Coordinates	50°0′29.1″N 122°55′10.2″W / 50.008083°N 122.919500°WCoordinates: 50°0′29.1″N 122°55′10.2″W / 50.008083°N 122.919500°W
Primary inflows	Castle Towers Creek, Cheakamus River, Singing Creek,
Primary outflows	Cheakamus River
Basin countries	Canada
Surface area	5.7 km² (2.2 mi²)
Surface elevation	2730 ft
Islands	None
Settlements	None

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 was spilled into the Cheakamus River, well downstream of the lake, as a result of a CN train derailment.^[2]

References

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