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Cowichan Valley. The lake area is largely undeveloped because of the extensive logging by timber companies holding the land surrounding the lake. Currently there are several development projects at new locations around the lake.
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Cowichan Lake has several communities along its shores. The town of
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256:. On the north shore is the community of
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278:List of lakes of British Columbia
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183:164 m (538 ft)
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1068:Cowichan Land District
950:Strait of Juan de Fuca
797:Queen Charlotte Strait
674:Princess Royal Channel
684:Queen Charlotte Sound
669:Prince Rupert Harbour
290:Town of Lake Cowichan
300:Imagine the Cowichan
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107:48.817°N 124.033°W
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747:Drury Inlet
704:Smith Sound
699:Smith Inlet
581:North Coast
551:Laskeek Bay
533:Haida Gwaii
340:Hydrography
252:, and also
206:is a large
192:Settlements
164:Max. length
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85:Coordinates
1052:Categories
1008:Hansen Bay
993:Brooks Bay
960:Toba Inlet
915:Ramsay Arm
890:Howe Sound
822:Salish Sea
737:Call Inlet
732:Bute Inlet
208:freshwater
172:Max. depth
506:Williston
471:Kinbasket
486:Okanagan
476:Kootenay
466:Harrison
456:Cowichan
420:Thompson
375:Kootenay
365:Cowichan
360:Columbia
272:See also
98:124°02′W
74:Location
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481:Nechako
415:Stikine
405:Quesnel
395:Nechako
385:Nanaimo
225:in the
95:48°49′N
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496:Tagish
451:Babine
410:Skeena
370:Fraser
352:Rivers
265:lumber
258:Youbou
155:Canada
446:Atlin
438:Lakes
400:Peace
380:Liard
150:Basin
512:more
426:more
390:Nass
248:and
211:lake
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