Buntzen Lake is a 4.8 km^[1] long lake in Anmore British Columbia, in the Greater Vancouver Regional District. It is named after the first general manager of the B.C. Electric Co., Johannes Buntzen^[1]. Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size contained on a body of land. ... The Ashokan Reservoir, located in Ulster County, New York, USA. It is one of 19 that supplies New York City with drinking water. ... Coquitlam Lake is a resivoir in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. ... Indian Arm extends north (to the upper right) from Burrard Inlet (in the foreground). ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a metric unit of surface area, equal to 100 ares (the name is a contraction of the SI prefix hecto + are). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... Motto: Building a sustainable region Area 2,878. ...

History

Buntzen lake used to be named Trout Lake, and was also called Lake Beautiful^[2], and was renamed to Buntzen Lake in 1905 at the opening of the tunnel to Coquitlam Lake^[3]. Coquitlam Lake is a resivoir in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. ...

In 1903 the lake was used to power Vancouver's first hydroelectric power station. A tunnel was excavated through Eagle Mountain from Coquitlam Lake to Buntzen Lake. Coquitlam Lake was dammed, and water flowed 3.6 km through the tunnel to Buntzen Lake, and from there, through an outlet at the north end of the lake to two power generating stations on Indian Arm. The first, built in 1903, and the second built in 1914. Both plants are still operational^[1]. Eagle Mountain, also known as Eagle Ridge[1] is the mountainous ridge with many indistinct summits between Buntzen Lake and Coquitlam Lake near Coquitlam, British Columbia. ... Coquitlam Lake is a resivoir in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. ... Indian Arm extends north (to the upper right) from Burrard Inlet (in the foreground). ...

Buntzen Lake is also used in another power generating plant, Burrard Generating Station, a gas-powered plant, where water is used to produce steam for the generators.

The area around the lake is managed by BC Hydro as a recreation site and visitors can swim, fish, hike, and boat on the lake. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Recreation

There are many trails on or around the Lake. The recreation area has been a very good example of multiple use, allowing Hikers, Mountain Bikers and Equestrians to use the trails together. Most of the trails extend from the recreation area into Indian Arm Provincial Park^[4] Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Some trails include:

• Diez Vistas: (10 views) runs along the ridge on the west side of the lake for views of Indian Arm, Buntzen Lake, Sasamat Lake, Vancouver, British Columbia and Burnaby.
• Dilly Dally: this trail on the east side of the lake climbs Eagle Ridge to approximately 100m in height, traverses the ridge and comes back down to the lake. Views of Vancouver, the Lower Mainland, Mount Baker, Coquitlam Lake and the head of Indian Arm.
• Lake View: this trail circumnavigates the lake.
• Swan Falls: it takes you up along a beautiful waterfall and at the top you will meet up with Dilly Dally at it's half way mark.

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Movie Roles

The use of Buntzen Lake in movies has been prolific. Appearances include

• Lake Placid (film) (1999)^[5]
• The X-Files
• Highlander (series)
• Freddy Vs. Jason ^[6]
• Pathfinder
• Smallville episode 5x04 Aqua
• Supernatural episode 1x03 Dead in the Water ^[7]
• Dark Angel ^[7]
• Three O‘Clock (2005)^[7]
• It (1990) by Stephen King^[7]

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Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c} BC Hydro
2. ^ Koop, p4
3. ^ Koop p7
4. ^ *Indian Arm Provincial Park Map (PDF). BC Parks.
5. ^ Yahoo Movies
6. ^ www.fridaythe13thfilms.com
7. ^ ^{a b c d} IMDB

References

• Will Koop (1994-04-06). A Presentation on the History of the Coquitlam Watershed and River 1898 - 1914. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
• Indian Arm Provincial Park Map (PDF). BC Parks. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
• BC Hydro. Buntzen Lake. BC Hydro Recreation Areas. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
• Freddy vs. Jason Film Locations. Retrieved on 2007-02-19.
• Lake Placid (1999). Yahoo Movies.
• IMDB Location Search for Buntzen Lake. IMDB.

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External Links

• Buntzen Lake at the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia