Ambrose Lake (British Columbia)

For other lakes named Ambrose Lake, see Ambrose Lake.

Ambrose Lake is a coastal lake on the Sunshine Coast at the north end of the Sechelt Peninsula in Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia, Canada. It is about 850 metres (2,789 ft) long and 550 metres (1,804 ft) wide, and lies at an elevation of 57 metres (187 ft) about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest of the community of Earls Cove and 450 metres (1,476 ft) east of the Agamemnon Channel. The primary outflow is an unnamed creek to Ruby Lake. The origin of the name is unknown, but was adopted officially on July 28, 1945.^[1]

Ambrose Lake
Ambrose Lake
Location	Sunshine Coast Regional District, British Columbia
Coordinates	49°43′59″N 124°01′00″W
Primary outflows	Unnamed creek to Ruby Lake
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	.85 km (0.53 mi)
Max. width	.55 km (0.34 mi)
Surface elevation	57 m (187 ft)

The Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve encompasses the lake, in part to protect bog landscapes on the northern edge of the lake and along the outlet creek to Ruby Lake, landscapes seldom found elsewhere in southwest British Columbia.^[2][3]

See also

• List of lakes of British Columbia

References

1. "Ambrose Lake". BC Geographical Names Information System. BC Geographical Names Office. Retrieved December 26, 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve". BC Parks. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
3. "Ambrose Lake Ecological Reserve Purpose Statement" (PDF). BC Parks. March 2003. Retrieved December 26, 2009.

• "Toporama - Topographic Map Sheet 92F9". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Archived from the original on August 31, 2010. Retrieved December 26, 2009.