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Fishing, boating, skiing, wakeboarding, swimming, hiking, camping, and ATVing are common activities carried out on and around the lake. Notable features of Great
Central Lake and the immediate surroundings include the natural waterslides at Dorothy Creek and Della Falls, as well as the city of
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Central Lake's closest urban center, approximately 16 kilometers away from the Great Central Lake RV Resort campsite. Port Alberni offers various services including kayak rentals, paddle board rentals, grocery stores, and fishing charters and equipment suppliers.
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390:List of lakes of British Columbia
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262:not a well-defined measure
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415:. BC Geographical Names.
203:250 m (820 ft)
195:124 m (407 ft)
1209:Clayoquot Land District
227:85 m (279 ft)
171:45 km (28 mi)
1086:Strait of Juan de Fuca
933:Queen Charlotte Strait
810:Princess Royal Channel
107:49.36806°N 125.19583°W
820:Queen Charlotte Sound
805:Prince Rupert Harbour
413:"Great Central Lake"
372:Nearby Urban Centres
112:49.36806; -125.19583
309:. Located north of
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271:Great Central Lake
58:Great Central Lake
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1066:Satellite Channel
1006:Discovery Passage
770:Grenville Channel
750:Finlayson Channel
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1106:Victoria Harbour
1041:Okisollo Channel
1036:Malaspina Strait
1001:Desolation Sound
898:Johnstone Strait
830:Seaforth Channel
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1031:Jervis Inlet
991:Calm Channel
976:Boundary Bay
971:Baynes Sound
923:Phillips Arm
908:Knight Inlet
863:Belize Inlet
845:Wright Sound
825:Rivers Inlet
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208:Water volume
184:Surface area
129:Natural lake
1159:Pachena Bay
1011:Haro Strait
966:Active Pass
883:Drury Inlet
840:Smith Sound
835:Smith Inlet
717:North Coast
687:Laskeek Bay
669:Haida Gwaii
476:Hydrography
362:Della Falls
358:Della Falls
311:Sproat Lake
283:Sproat Lake
168:Max. length
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98:125°11′45″W
85:Coordinates
1188:Categories
1144:Hansen Bay
1129:Brooks Bay
1096:Toba Inlet
1051:Ramsay Arm
1026:Howe Sound
958:Salish Sea
873:Call Inlet
868:Bute Inlet
396:References
253:References
200:Max. depth
176:Max. width
95:49°22′05″N
642:Williston
607:Kinbasket
331:steelhead
297:Geography
133:Reservoir
622:Okanagan
612:Kootenay
602:Harrison
592:Cowichan
556:Thompson
511:Kootenay
501:Cowichan
496:Columbia
384:See also
305:lake on
70:Location
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617:Nechako
551:Stikine
541:Quesnel
531:Nechako
521:Nanaimo
337:History
237:Islands
637:Teslin
632:Tagish
587:Babine
546:Skeena
506:Fraser
488:Rivers
247:islets
243:island
158:Canada
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574:Lakes
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