Sumas Lake

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Panorama of Sumas Lake taken by Leonard Frank before 1922
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Panorama of Sumas Lake taken by Leonard Frank before 1922

Sumas Lake was a body of water between Sumas and Vedder Mountains, midway between the present-day cities of Chilliwack and Abbotsford, British Columbia.

The lake was drained in order to create more farmland in the fertile region of the Fraser Valley. Originally, the lake occupied 40 km² (15 mi²) and swelled to 120 km² (47 mi²) during flooding. The flow from the Vedder River was redirected into the Vedder Canal in 1924 under a plan developed by engineer Fred Sinclair, effectively draining the lake.[1]


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  1. ^ http://chilliwack.museum.bc.ca/history/theland/drain.htm
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