Whonnock Lake is a natural muskeg lake. If left alone, it will slowly turn into a peat marsh. The only regular water input is from the north. There is an exit to Whonnock Creek on the south-east side originally closed off by a sandbar (beaver dam) that was replaced in 2008 by a man-made berm and fish channel. This is where the water escapes from the lake to Whonnock Creek. In the past beavers regulated the water level of the lake — now the city does that. Whonnock Lake is a rural-residential neighbourhood in eastern Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, located about east of Vancouver in the upland area of Whonnock south of the Dewdney Trunk Road.BC Names/GeoBC entry "Whonnock Lake" The lake is used as a practice facility for the Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club, and has hosted many sprint kayak and canoe competitions.
See also List of lakes of British Columbia
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