Buntzen Lake

Buntzen Lake
Buntzen Lake looking north from public beach at south end
Buntzen Lake is located in British Columbia
Buntzen Lake
Buntzen Lake
LocationJust north of Anmore
Coordinates49°20′56″N 122°51′36″W / 49.349°N 122.860°W / 49.349; -122.860
Typereservoir
Primary inflowstunnel from Coquitlam Lake
Primary outflowspenstocks to Indian Arm power stations
Basin countriesCanada
Surface area1.82 km² (0.7 mi²)
Average depth30 m (98 ft)
Max. depth65 m (213 ft)
Surface elevation123 m (404 ft)
ReferencesBC Hydro

Buntzen Lake is a 4.8 kilometres (3 mi)[1] long lake in Anmore, British Columbia, Canada, in the Greater Vancouver area. It is named after the first general manager of the B.C. Electric Co., Johannes Buntzen.[1][2]: 32  There is a smaller lake just to the north named McCombe Lake.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Buntzen Lake". BC Hydro Recreation Areas. BC Hydro. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  2. ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2
  3. ^ "McCombe Lake". BC Geographic Name Information System. BCGNIS. Archived from the original on 2007-08-15.

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