Chadsey Lake is located on
Sumas Mountain
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near
Abbotsford,
British Columbia
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.
Name
Chadsey Creek flows into the lake and was named in 1939, after pioneer William Harvey Chadsey, son of William Chadsey and Mary Jane Town (One undated provincial reference map marks it as "Lost Creek").
Chadsey died at
Chilliwack General Hospital
Chilliwack General Hospital is a community hospital facility located in Chilliwack, British Columbia, which is operated by the Fraser Health Authority (FHA).
History
Opened on February 28, 1912, the original building was replaced by a new ho ...
on July 16, 1940 at age 73. He was the third of four brothers who farmed in the area in the last half of the 19th Century.
Location
The lake is in the north part of Sumas Mountain Regional Park, on the north-facing slope of Sumas Mountain.
From the starting point at Batt Road, it is about a 5 km hike to the lake. In the middle of the lake, there is an island.
By Batt Road there is a motor biking trail. Then there is a small hill where people climb and enter the
wooded area
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leading to the lake.
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
External links
Fraser Valley Regional District Parks: Sumas Mountain
Lakes of the Lower Mainland
New Westminster Land District
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