Pitt Lake

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Pitt Lake is a large freshwater fjord lake in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for its scenic mountain surroundings and significance to local Indigenous communities.

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Pitt Lake canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fjord lake ⓘ
freshwater lake ⓘ
natural lake ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
culturallySignificantTo Katzie First Nation ⓘ
Kwikwetlem First Nation (regionally) ⓘ
other Coast Salish peoples ⓘ
drainageBasin Fraser River basin ⓘ
geologicalOrigin glacially carved fjord valley ⓘ
hasAccessPoint Grant Narrows Regional Park ⓘ
boat launch at south end of Pitt Lake ⓘ
hasIsland Goose Island (in Pitt Lake area) ⓘ
hasMaximumDepth over 140 m ⓘ
hasNearbyCommunity Pitt Lake Indian Reserve No. 4 (Katzie First Nation) ⓘ
hasNearbyProtectedArea Garibaldi Provincial Park (regionally nearby) ⓘ
Golden Ears Provincial Park ⓘ
Pinecone Burke Provincial Park ⓘ
hasNearbyRiver Fraser River ⓘ
hasOrientation north–south ⓘ
hasShoreLength approximately 60 km ⓘ
hydrologicalCharacteristic subject to tidal fluctuations via Pitt River and Fraser River ⓘ
inflows Pitt River ⓘ
knownFor Indigenous cultural significance ⓘ
remote wilderness character on north end ⓘ
scenic mountain surroundings ⓘ
tidal influence despite being freshwater ⓘ
length approximately 25 km ⓘ
locatedIn British Columbia ⓘ
Coast Mountains ⓘ
Southwestern British Columbia ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Metro Vancouver ⓘ
locatedNear City of Maple Ridge ⓘ
linked to: Maple Ridge

City of Pitt Meadows ⓘ
linked to: Pitt Meadows
notableFeature one of the world’s few large tidal freshwater fjord lakes ⓘ
outflows Pitt River ⓘ
partOf Lower Mainland ⓘ
recreationActivity boating ⓘ
camping in surrounding area ⓘ
canoeing ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hiking in surrounding area ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
region Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surfaceElevation approximately 5 m above sea level ⓘ
surroundedBy coastal temperate rainforest ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ
width approximately 4.5 km ⓘ

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