Granite Lake is a lake on the
Kawdy Plateau of the
Northern Interior
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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, ...
,
Canada
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. It is located northwest of the junction of the
Nahlin and
Tuya rivers in
Cassiar Land District.
A roughly
equidimensional Equidimensional may refer to:
* Equidimensional (geology) used to describe the shape of three-dimensional objects.
*Equidimensionality
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granodiorite pluton
In geology, an igneous intrusion (or intrusive body or simply intrusion) is a body of intrusive igneous rock that forms by crystallization of magma slowly cooling below the surface of the Earth. Intrusions have a wide variety of forms and com ...
outcrops adjacent to Granite Lake. This intrusion, called the Granite Lake Pluton, is of
Middle to
Late Jurassic age and is about in area.
Granite Lake is one of three lakes most commonly used to gain access to the
Level Mountain shield volcano
A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a warrior's shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more v ...
by float plane, the other two being
Hatin Lake
Hatin Lake is a small low-lying lake on the Nahlin Plateau in Cassiar Land District of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is an expansion of the Koshin River, which flows north from nearby Level Mountain into the Nahlin River. ...
and
Ketchum Lake Ketchum may refer to:
Towns, cities, and, geographic features
* Ketchum, Idaho, United States
* Ketchum, Oklahoma, United States
* Lake Ketchum, Washington, United States
* Ketchum Glacier, a glacier in Antarctica
* Ketchum Ridge, a large ridge i ...
.
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
*
List of lakes
1
* 101 Mile Lake
* 103 Mile Lake
* 105 Mile Lake
* 108 Mile Lake
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* Adams Lake
* Alouette Lake
* Alta Lake ( ...
References
External links
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Lakes of British Columbia
Stikine Plateau
Cassiar Land District
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