Nanaimo Lakes

Nanaimo Lakes comprise First, Second, and Third Lakes, natural lakes on the upper Nanaimo River, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, as well as Fourth Lake, behind a dam impounding the river.

Nanaimo Lakes
First Lake
LocationRegional District of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia[1]
Coordinates49°06′00″N 124°10′15″W[1]
EtymologySnuneymuxw First Nation – city of Nanaimo
Part ofNanaimo River
Catchment areaAt least 23,000 hectares (57,000 acres)[2]
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length4 miles (6.4 km)
Surface elevation210 metres (690 ft)[3]

Geography

The lakes are in a highland transitional area between the southern Vancouver Island Ranges and the Nanaimo Lowland.[4]

The 1:50,000 topographic map quadrangle "Nanaimo Lakes" published by Natural Resources Canada is centered on the lakes.[3] Note that lake names do not appear on all online mapping services, and Third Lake, not listed by the Watershed Roundtable, but listed in a 1919 guide, and on the Natural Resources Canada map, may not appear on some maps at all.[5] A lake with a dam at the north end, named "Fourth Lake", is also shown on the map. First Lake and Second Lake,at c. 210 meters above sea level,[3] are connected by a short stream.[6] Fourth Lake Dam is privately owned and impounds 38,000,000 cubic metres (1.3×109 cu ft) of water, used for a paper mill.[7]

Recreation

Timberwest owns has four campsites on private land surrounding First Lake.[11] The lake was stocked with up to 30,000 salmon or trout per year for recreational fishing beginning in 1905 through the early 21st century.[12][13][6] Fourth Lake can be kayaked.[10]

Nanaimo Lakes fire balloon

In March, 1945, a Fu-Go balloon bomb made in Yamaguchi Prefecture and launched from Japan landed at the lakes. Its firing circuits malfunctioned; it failed to detonate and was recovered and analyzed by a Canadian–American intelligence effort.[14]

Footnotes
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    References
    1. "Nanaimo Lakes". Geographical Names database. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
    2. "Watershed protection". City of Nanaimo. August 30, 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
    3. Map 092F01, "Nanaimo Lakes" digital raster, published by Natural Resources Canada, 7th edition, March 24, 2011; accessed via ftp 2018-07-10
    4. Yorath 2005, p. 17.
    5. "Nanaimo River Watershed: location". Nanaimo River Watershed Roundtable. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
    6. Williams 1919, p. 70.
    7. Butler et al. 2014, p. 9.
    8. "Third Lake". BC Geographical Names database. Province of British Columbia Geographical Names Office. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
    9. "Fourth Lake". BC Geographical Names database. Province of British Columbia Geographical Names Office. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
    10. "Fourth Lake", Canoe & Kayak Paddling on Vancouver Island, retrieved 2018-07-10
    11. "Nanaimo Lakes campsites". Timberwest. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
    12. "Fish stocking report – Nanaimo Lakes, Vancovuer Island". Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
    13. Pochin 1946, p. 75.
    14. Coen 2014, p. 157.

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