Devick Lake is a lake near
Heffley Creek
Heffley Creek is a neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada along British Columbia Highway 5, Highway 5 (the Yellowhead Highway). The city's northernmost community, it is bordered by the North Thompson River to the west, Sun Pea ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
.
History
It is named for
Henri Louis Devick who came from
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
in 1904 to settle west of
Heffley Creek
Heffley Creek is a neighbourhood of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada along British Columbia Highway 5, Highway 5 (the Yellowhead Highway). The city's northernmost community, it is bordered by the North Thompson River to the west, Sun Pea ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
. It is the source of Devick Creek.
See also
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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
*Albreda Lake
*Alouette Lake
*Alic ...
References
Lakes of British Columbia
Thompson Country
Kamloops Division Yale Land District
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