Granite Lake (Kawdy Plateau)

Granite Lake
Granite Lake
	Granite Lake
Location	British Columbia
Coordinates	58°41′52″N 131°07′21″W / 58.69778°N 131.12250°WCoordinates: 58°41′52″N 131°07′21″W / 58.69778°N 131.12250°W
Basin countries	Canada

Granite Lake is a lake on the Kawdy Plateau of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. It is located northwest of the junction of the Nahlin and Tuya rivers in Cassiar Land District.^[1]

A roughly equidimensional granodiorite pluton outcrops adjacent to Granite Lake. This intrusion, called the Granite Lake Pluton, is of Middle to Late Jurassic age and is about 50 km² (19 sq mi) in area.^[2]

Granite Lake is one of three lakes most commonly used to gain access to the Level Mountain shield volcano by float plane. The other two lakes are Hatin Lake and .^[3]

References[]

^ "Granite Lake". BC Geographical Names.
^ Gabrielse, H. (1998). Geology of Cry Lake and Dease Lake map areas, north-central British Columbia. Natural Resources Canada. pp. 22, 70. doi:10.4095/210074. ISBN 0-660-17610-6.
^ Fenger, M.A.; Eastman, D.S.; Clement, C.J.; Page, R.E. (1986). Caribou habitat use on the Level Mountain and Horseranch Ranges, British Columbia. Wildlife Working Report (Report). Ministry of Environment and Parks. p. 2. ISSN 0831-4330.

External links[]

"Granite Lake". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.

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[1] "Granite Lake". BC Geographical Names.

[2] Gabrielse, H. (1998). Geology of Cry Lake and Dease Lake map areas, north-central British Columbia. Natural Resources Canada. pp. 22, 70. doi:10.4095/210074. ISBN 0-660-17610-6.

[3] Fenger, M.A.; Eastman, D.S.; Clement, C.J.; Page, R.E. (1986). Caribou habitat use on the Level Mountain and Horseranch Ranges, British Columbia. Wildlife Working Report (Report). Ministry of Environment and Parks. p. 2. ISSN 0831-4330.

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