Monte Lake is a small lake in southern

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, Canada, between

Kamloops Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, ...

and Vernon. The lake is adjacent to

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in the valley connecting Falkland to the South Thompson Country at

Monte Creek Monte Creek is a rural locality on the South Thompson River east of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, approximately equidistant from Kamloops and the village of Chase, British Columbia. It is a major highway junction where British Columbia Highwa ...

where that highway merges with the

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to Kamloops. The community of Monte Lake is at its north end, while along its eastern shore is the eight hectare

Monte Lake Provincial Park Monte Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the east side of Monte Lake and to the south of the community of Monte Lake, British Columbia which is at the north end of the lake. About five hectares in s ...

.BC Names entry "Monte Lake (lake)"
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References

{{authority control Lakes of British Columbia Thompson Country Kamloops Division Yale Land District