Little Ball Lake Explained

Little Ball Lake
Coords:57.3486°N -130.5889°W
Pushpin Map:British Columbia
Basin Countries:Canada

Little Ball Lake is a small lake in Cassiar Land District of northwestern British Columbia, Canada.[1] It lies at the head of the Little Iskut River just south of Kounugu Mountain at the southeastern end of the Spectrum Range in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[1] [2] The lake contains one island and Ball Creek flows in its vicinity.[2]

Little Ball Lake was referred to as Kounugu Lake by Canadian volcanologist Jack Souther who studied the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in detail for many years.[3] [4] Kounugu was the guardian of fresh water in Tahltan folklore "who slept throughout the day on top of the well that contained his treasure".[5]

Little Ball Lake is one of several lakes that are large enough to be used by float-equipped aircraft to gain access to Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[5] [6] However, landing on the lake with a private aircraft requires a letter of authorization from the BC Parks Stikine Senior Park Ranger.[6]

Little Ball Lake's mean annual discharge is estimated at 0.135m3/s. Its watershed covers 3.79km2 which is entirely within Mount Edziza Provincial Park. The watershed drains parts of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex. The watershed's land cover is classified as 43% barren, 25.4% herbaceous, 20.4% shrubland, 10.1% water, 0.7% snow/glacier and 0.5% conifer forest.[7]

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  1. 39306. Little Ball Lake.
  2. Telegraph Creek, Cassiar Land District, British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20210502071600/https://volcano.si.edu/maps/GVAlaskaCanada/G910509-006.jpg. 1:250,000. 104 G. A 502. 3. Topographic map. Department of Energy, Mines and Resources. 1989. en,fr. 2021-09-25. 2021-05-02.
  3. Souther. J. G.. Jack Souther. Geology, Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. 1623A. 1:50,000. Geologic map. M. Sigouin, Geological Survey of Canada. Energy, Mines and Resources Canada. 1988. en. 10.4095/133498. free.
  4. Web site: Stikine volcanic belt: Mount Edziza. Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes. Natural Resources Canada. 2009-04-01. 2023-01-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090608034953/http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/cat/feature_edziza_e.php. 2009-06-08.
  5. Souther. J. G.. Jack Souther. The Late Cenozoic Mount Edziza Volcanic Complex, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada. Canada Communication Group. Memoir 420. 1992. 31, 319. 0-660-14407-7. 10.4095/133497. free.
  6. Web site: Mount Edziza Provincial Park. https://web.archive.org/web/20230123120553/https://bcparks.ca/explore/parkpgs/mt_edziza/. 2023-01-23. BC Parks. 2024-03-28.
  7. Web site: Northwest Water Tool . BC Water Tool . GeoBC, Integrated Land Management Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Government of British Columbia . 10 October 2023.