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Alta Lake, originally called Summit Lake, is Whistler’s second largest lake and is located centrally in the Resort Municipality of Whistler. Historically, Alta Lake was a premier fly fishing destination in the late 1800 through 1930’s and only accessed by rail. Rainbow Lodge was located on Alta Lake, where clients would travel by rail for hours to get to the remote Wilderness Lodge owned by Alex and Myrtle Philip. Read more about the history of Alta Lake here.
Lake Statistics:
- TDS: 130 mg/L (M.O.E. 1968)
- Elevation: 2085 ft / 635.50800 meters
- Surface Area: 245 Acres / 99.1479823 ha
- Volume: 7732 acre ft / 953.728157 ha meters
- Mean Depth: 31.1 ft / 9.47928
- Max Depth: 80 ft / 24.384 meters
- Perimeter: 17,840 ft / 5437.632 meters
- Topographic Map: 92-J-2 Whistler
Sport Fish Present:
Forage Foods
- Chironomids
- Caddis
- Mayflies
- Damsel Flies
- Dragon Flies
- Stickleback Minnows
- Leeches
Location:
Shore Fishing Opportunities
- Fairhurst Fishing Dock
- Rainbow Park (wading)
- Wayside Park (dock)
- Lakeside Park (dock)
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