Dickson Lake is a lake located north of
Great Central Lake
Great Central Lake is a lake on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. It is located north of Sproat Lake and to the northwest of the city of Port Alberni. It is long, with an area of and mean depth of , to a maximum of , making it the sec ...
in
Newcastle Land District,
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
.
Robert Brown in 1864 on the
Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition In 1864 the Vancouver Island Exploring Expedition explored areas of the Colony of Vancouver Island outside the capital of Victoria and settlements in Nanaimo and the Cowichan Valley that were then unknown. The expedition went as far north as the C ...
named the lake after Dr.
James Dickson James or Jim Dickson may refer to:
Politicians
*James Dickson (Scottish politician) (c. 1715–1771), MP for Lanark Burghs 1768–1771
*James Dickson (New South Wales politician) (1813–1863), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
*J ...
.
See also
*
List of lakes of British Columbia
This is an incomplete list of lakes of British Columbia, a province of Canada.
Larger lake statistics
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List of lakes
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* 101 Mile Lake
* 103 Mile Lake
* 105 Mile Lake
* 108 Mile Lake
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* Adams Lake
* Alouette Lake
* Alta Lake ( ...
References
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Alberni Valley
Lakes of Vancouver Island
Newcastle Land District