Gun Lake

Gun Lake, often spelled Gunn Lake and also known as Big Gun Lake, is a and unincorporated community in the of the West-Central Interior of British Columbia, , located 5 miles northwest of the community of Gold Bridge.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Lajoie Dam.

Dam
is the uppermost of the of BC Hydro's Bridge River Power Project, which is located in the southwestern Interior of British Columbia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bridge River Valley.

The is a sparsely populated area of lakes, valleys, abandoned towns and near-ghost towns in the mountainous region between and .

Gun Lake

Latitude
50.86645° or 50° 51′ 59″ north
Longitude
-122.8743° or 122° 52′ 28″ west
Elevation
891 metres (2,923 feet)
Open location code
942VV48G+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 334799583
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
5968344
Wiki­data ID
Q316157
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Gun Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Gun Lake (lanaw sa Canada, British Columbia, lat 50,88, long -122,87)
  • Cebuano: Gun Lake
  • Egyptian Arabic: بحيره جون
  • French: Gun Lake
  • Hebrew: אגם גאן
  • Swedish: Gun Lake
  • Urdu: گن لیک، برٹش کولمبیا

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