Elk Lake is a large
lake
A lake is often a naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface. It is localized in a basin or interconnected basins surrounded by dry land. Lakes lie completely on land and are separate from ...
located in
Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park in
Saanich, British Columbia
Saanich ( ) is a district municipality on the southern end of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, within the Greater Victoria area. The population was 117,735 at the 2021 census, making it the most populous municipality in the Cap ...
. Elk Lake and Beaver Lake are actually one lake as a shallow channel connects them.
Elk/Beaver lake was known as the "Freshwater Playground of Victoria" in its heyday, the 1930s and 1940s. However, with the completion of the
Pat Bay highway in the 1950s, focus turned to
environmentalism
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, and measures were taken to start restoring the park to its natural state and protecting it. In 1966 Elk/Beaver lake became a regional park.
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
Greater Victoria Youth Rowing SocietyYouth School Rowing Club Southern Vancouver Island BC, District #63
1992
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Saanich, British Columbia
Lakes of British Columbia
Lake Land District