| Whonnock Lake | |
| Location: | Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates: | 49.2128°N -122.4481°W |
| Type: | natural muskeg lake |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of man made lake in Canada. |
Whonnock Lake is a natural muskeg lake. If left alone, it will slowly turn into a peat marsh. The only regular water input is from the north. There is an exit to Whonnock Creek on the south-east side originally closed off by a sandbar (beaver dam) that was replaced in 2008 by a man-made berm and fish channel. This is where the water escapes from the lake to Whonnock Creek. In the past beavers regulated the water level of the lake — now the city does that. Whonnock Lake is a rural-residential neighbourhood in eastern Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, located about 40miles east of Vancouver in the upland area of Whonnock south of the Dewdney Trunk Road.[1] The lake is used as a practice facility for the Ridge Canoe and Kayak Club, and has hosted many sprint kayak and canoe competitions.[2]