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| Moberly Lake | |
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  Moberly Lake | |
| Location | British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 55°49′23″N121°45′43″W / 55.823°N 121.762°W |
| Type | oligotrophic |
| Primary inflows | Moberly River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Surface area | 29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 18.3 m (60 ft) |
| Max. depth | 42.7 m (140 ft) |
| Water volume | 534×106 m3 (433,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Residence time | 2.4 years |
| Surface elevation | 692 m (2,270 ft) |
Moberly Lake is along British Columbia Highway 29 in northern British Columbia, Canada, and named for Henry John Moberly, a fur trader who lived on the lake. [1] It is served by the Chetwynd Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment.
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The Moberly Lake has always been a revered site for the Danezaa people, who called it "the lake you can depend on," an allusion to the bounty of the lake, where they could always find food. [2]
In 1915, the outsider settlement comprised 16 people (Fort George Herald, 9 Oct 1915).
