Buttle Lake and the Upper Campbell Lake, running down the centre of the island, are joined by a narrow neck. Here, the Gold River highway crosses, making almost a U-turn to go up the west side of the Upper Campbell, then turn west following the Elk River. I stopped on the bridge to take a photo.
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| Looking south, down Buttle Lake, in heavy rain. |
Both these lakes are long and skinny; Buttle Lake is almost a river, 1.5 km. wide at its widest point, 25 km. long. Here, at the bridge, the stream is about 50 m. wide, probably quite a bit less now while the water level in both lakes is down.
In the Google map below, the bridge is hidden under the legend, "Strathcona Provincial Park".
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| Hwy 28 crosses the island from Campbell River, on the east coast, to Gold River at the end of a 35 km. long inlet reaching to the Pacific Ocean. |
A Skywatch post.
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Los lagos Buttle Lake y Upper Campbell, cortando el centro de la isla, se unen con un tramo angosto. Aquí, la carretera hacia Gold River cruza, haciendo casi una vuelta en U para subir por la orilla al oeste del Upper Campbell, antes de desviarse hacia el oeste, siguiendo el Rio Elk. Me detuve en el puente para sacar una foto.
1. El lago Buttle, mirando hacia el sur. Está lloviendo un poco fuerte.
Estos dos lagos son largos y delgados; el lago Buttle casi parece ser un rio. Mide 1.5 km. a su máxima amplitud, pero corre al sur por 25 km. Aquí en el puente apenas mide unos 50 metros de orilla a orilla, o probablemente menos ahora porque el nivel del agua en ambos lagos ha caído por falta de lluvia.
2. En este mapa de Google, el puente queda escondido bajo el nombre "Strathcona Provincial Park". La carretera #28 cruza la isla desde Campbell River en la costa oriental hasta Gold River, que está situado en el extremo de un brazo largo del mar (35 km.) que se abre luego en el oceano Pacífico.



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