John Hart Lake is a

reservoir A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...

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. The lake was created in 1947 when the

John Hart Dam The John Hart Dam is one of three hydroelectric dams on the Campbell River, located on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The dam is located at the outflow of John Hart Lake. The John Hart Generating Station is located nearby. Origin ...

impounded the Campbell River, and is the water source for the city of Campbell River. The Campbell River flows from the lake at the

and via the John Hart generating station. The lake has an area of , with a mean depth of to a maximum of . The lake is named for John Hart, a Canadian politician who was the 23rd Premier of British Columbia.

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