Scum Lake | |
Location: | Chilcotin District, British Columbia, Canada |
Coordinates: | 51.7858°N -123.6025°W |
Type: | Lake |
Part Of: | Pacific Ocean drainage basin |
Outflow: | Haines Creek |
Length: | 2.2km (01.4miles) |
Width: | 0.6km (00.4miles) |
Elevation: | 1189m (3,901feet) |
Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Scum Lake in British Columbia |
Scum Lake is a lake in the Chilcotin region of the Interior of British Columbia, Canada.[1]
The major inflow, at the west, and outflow, at the northeast, is Haines Creek, which flows to the Chilcotin River near the settlement of Hanceville. The Chilcotin River flows via the Fraser River to the Pacific Ocean.
Scum Lake Airport is at the northeastern tip of the lake.