Nanaimo Lakes

Nanaimo Lakes
First Lake
Nanaimo Lakes
LocationRegional District of Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Coordinates49°06′00″N 124°10′15″W / 49.10000°N 124.17083°W / 49.10000; -124.17083
EtymologySnuneymuxw First Nation – city of Nanaimo
Part ofNanaimo River
Catchment areaAt least 23,000 hectares (57,000 acres)
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length4 miles (6.4 km)
Surface elevation210 metres (690 ft)

Nanaimo Lakes are a chain of four lakes composed of three natural—First, Second, and Third Lakes—and one man-made, dammed lake, Fourth Lake, on the upper Nanaimo River, on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.