Sumas Lake (historically)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sumas_Lake_(historically)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:lake
gptkbp:area	about 40 square kilometers
gptkbp:causedFlooding	gptkb:Nooksack_River
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disappeared	agricultural development
gptkbp:drainedBy	gptkb:Sumas_River gptkb:Vedder_Canal
gptkbp:drainedInYear	1920s
gptkbp:ecosystem	shallow lake
gptkbp:hasLandUse	gptkb:infrastructure agriculture residential
gptkbp:historicallyInhabitedBy	gptkb:Stó:lō_people
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	Indigenous cultural site major wetland ecosystem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sumas Lake (historically)
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:British_Columbia gptkb:Fraser_Valley
gptkbp:nameOrigin	Sumas First Nation
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:2021_Fraser_Valley_floods 1924 drainage project
gptkbp:notableFauna	gptkb:bird gptkb:fish gptkb:lake gptkb:seafood hawks insects migratory birds owls amphibians bats ducks eagles frogs herons mammals mink muskrat reptiles songbirds swans turtles clams geese snails
gptkbp:now	gptkb:Sumas_Prairie
gptkbp:surroundedBy	gptkb:Sumas_Mountain gptkb:Vedder_Mountain Chilliwack Mountain
gptkbp:usedFor	gptkb:hunting gptkb:transportation fishing
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Vedder_Canal
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8