Sproat Lake

Sproat Lake is a lake on central Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was known as Kleecoot, meaning "wide open" by local indigenous people. Roughly cross-shaped with four arms, it is over 25 kilometres in length, and has 90.8 kilometres of shoreline. Home of the last Martin Mars type waterbombers, and near Port Alberni, Sproat Lake i…
Sproat Lake is a lake on central Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It was known as Kleecoot, meaning "wide open" by local indigenous people. Roughly cross-shaped with four arms, it is over 25 kilometres in length, and has 90.8 kilometres of shoreline. Home of the last Martin Mars type waterbombers, and near Port Alberni, Sproat Lake is a popular summer recreational area for the Alberni Valley. Highway 4 runs along its north shore.
  • Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia
  • Basin countries: Canada
  • Surface area: 3,775 ha (9,330 acres)
  • Average depth: 74 m (243 ft)
  • Max. depth: 195 m (640 ft)
  • Shore length: 90.8 km (56.4 mi)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org