Cultus Lake, British Columbia
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Cultus Lake is a lake, associated community and provincial park in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It is the source of the Sweltzer River. Cultus Lake is located 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) south of the Chilliwack River, near the city of Chilliwack and approximately 80 kilometers (50 mi) east of Vancouver.[2] In 1950, Cultus Lake became a provincial park of British Columbia. Cultus Lake covers an area of 656 hectares, evenly on either side of the lake. At one time the lake had a sawmill and booming ground until it became a provincial park in the 1950s.
| Cultus Lake | |
|---|---|
Cultus Lake | |
| Location | Fraser Valley, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°03′12″N 121°59′12″W / 49.0533°N 121.9867°W |
| Primary inflows | Frosst Creek, Ascaphus Creek, Smith Falls Creek, Windfall Creek, Clear Creek, Teapot Creek, Watt Creek |
| Primary outflows | Sweltzer River |
| Catchment area | 65 km2 (25 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 32 metres (105 ft) |
| Max. depth | 41.8 metres (137 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.2 cubic kilometres (0.048 cu mi)[1] |
| Residence time | 692 days[1] |
| Shore length1 | 14 kilometres (8.7 mi)[1] |
| Surface elevation | 47 metres (154 ft) |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Etymology edit
Cultus Lake has always been an important place for spirit quests of the Sto:lo people. However, it was named with the Chinook Jargon word meaning primarily bad,[3] worthless, or good for nothing, though the same word can also mean free, without purpose, or simply nothing.[4]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Cultus Lake | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.0 (64.4) | 20.6 (69.1) | 24.5 (76.1) | 30.0 (86.0) | 38.0 (100.4) | 43.7 (110.7) | 37.8 (100.0) | 38.0 (100.4) | 36.5 (97.7) | 28.6 (83.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 43.7 (110.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.3 (43.3) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 15.2 (59.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 10.4 (50.7) | 5.2 (41.4) | 2.4 (36.3) | 9.9 (49.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | 0.4 (32.7) | 1.8 (35.2) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 12.2 (54.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 5.7 (42.3) | 2.1 (35.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | 5.3 (41.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −18.9 (−2.0) | −12.8 (9.0) | −3.9 (25.0) | −2.8 (27.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 3.9 (39.0) | 2.2 (36.0) | 0.0 (32.0) | −8.0 (17.6) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −21.7 (−7.1) | −21.7 (−7.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 204.5 (8.05) | 152.2 (5.99) | 139.3 (5.48) | 115.1 (4.53) | 94.3 (3.71) | 83.3 (3.28) | 52.8 (2.08) | 56.6 (2.23) | 84.4 (3.32) | 145.3 (5.72) | 233.8 (9.20) | 205.5 (8.09) | 1,566.9 (61.69) |
| Source 1: 1971–2000 Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: [6] | |||||||||||||
Recreation edit
Recreation facilities include Cultus Lake Waterpark and the Cultus Lake Adventure Park, which opened in July 2014 as the expansion of Giggle Ridge Adventure Golf.
British Columbia Parks has several camping sites in the area in addition to a few privately owned campgrounds.
Government edit
The Cultus Lake Parks Board includes five commissioners, of whom 3 are elected from Cultus Lake, and 2 from the City of Chilliwack (as of 2017, Darcy Bauer and David Renwick). During the early 1900s, the Cultus Lake area began to build its popularity, which then led to the formation of a joint committee between Cultus Lake and the City of Chilliwack in 1924. This then led to the formation of the Cultus Lake Park Board in 1932, which is still in effect today.[7] As of 2014, the board chairman is David Renwick.[8][needs update]
Education edit
Cultus Lake Community School has approximately 150 students from Kindergarten to Grade 6. The school was first opened in 1947 as a three-room schoolhouse.[9] It was destroyed by a fire in February 1959; the current building opened in October of the same year. The school is administered by the Chilliwack School District.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Cultus Lake, Canada - 6.340sq km - Facts, Map".
- ^ British Columbian Tourist Attractions 2006-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
- ^ A dictionary of the Chinook jargon: or, the Trade language of Oregon By George Gibbs page 3.
- ^ Environment Canada—1971–2000. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Historical Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada". 31 October 2011.
- ^ Chilliwack Museum 2006-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Official Website
- ^ "Cultus Lake Park Board". cultuslake.bc.ca. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ History of Cultus Lake Community School 2006-08-10 at the Wayback Machine (SD33 web site)
External links edit
- Cultus Lake Park community web site
- Cultus Lake Waterpark homepage
- Cultus Lake Golf Club homepage
- Cultus Lake Adventure Park Homepage
- BC Parks webpage
- Fish species in Cultus Lake