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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 being Hatin Lake and Ketchum Lake.[3]
See also
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.
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