
Columbia Lake Gulls
July 30, 2014

Misty Morning
July 30, 2014

Morning Paddle to Eastern Shores of Columbia Lake
July 13, 2014

Columbia Lake Wind and Waves
July 10, 2014

Flying in the Wind
July 10, 2014

Columbia Lake North Wetlands
July 6, 2014

Columbia Lake North Wetlands In Early Morning Sun
July 6, 2014

Columbia Lake North
July 2, 2014

My Kayak on the Eastern Shores of Columbia
Lake
June 8, 2014

Clear As Glass
Columbia Lake, BC
May 3, 2014

Rocky Mountain Morning Reflections
Columbia Lake, BC
May 3, 2014

Morning on Columbia Lake North
Photo Taken From My Kayak
May 3, 2014

Snow Capped Reflections - IMG 9041
Looking Eastward From Columbia Lake Road
Columbia Lake, BC
May 1, 2014

Snow Capped Reflections - IMG 9053
Looking Eastward From Columbia Lake Road
Columbia Lake, BC
May 1, 2014

Turquoise Waters Clear of Ice
Columbia Lake from Findlay Creek Road West of Canal Flats, BC
April 5, 2014

Columbia Lake Level View
SW Corner Wetlands near Canal Flats, BC
April 5, 2014

Columbia Lake North Ice Melt
View from Columere Park Upper Bench
April 2, 2014

Columbia Lake Ice Melt
April 2, 2014

Columbia Lake Ice Melt on Columere Park Beach
April 2, 2014

Columbia Lake Ice Piled on Columere Park Beach
April 2, 2014

Rocky Mountain Reflections In Columbia Lake
Wetland Waters
March 2014

March 2014

Mt. Sabine Reflections
Mt. Sabine is located at the SE corner of
Columbia Lake, BC
March 2014
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Tilley Memorial Park - Pretty in Winter
SE Corner of Columbia Lake
Canal Flats, British Columbia
February 2014

February 2014
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Columbia Lake December Skies
4:00 p.m., December 28, 2013

Columbia Lake from SW Corner Wetlands
3:45 p.m., December 28, 2013

Columbia Lake December Afternoon
-22 Degrees Celsius, 4:00 p.m., December 7, 2013

December 7, 2013

December 7, 2013

December 7, 2013

December 7, 2013

Columbia Lake Wetlands Morning - Fall Is On The
Way
September 1, 2013

Columbia Lake Boaters Paradise
August 2013

Columbia Lake - Morning Sun Bejewelled Lake
July 20, 2013

Columbia Lake From The Viewpoint Turnout
July 4, 2013

Columbia Lake - Early Evening Beauty and
Tranquility
June 19, 2013

Columbia Lake Mountain Reflections
June 19, 2013
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Columbia Lake Early Evening Cloud Reflections
June 19, 2013

Columbia Lake From The Viewpoint Hill
Looking SE Over Spirits Reach towards Canal Flats
June 19, 2013

Columbia Lake Surf Action
May 26, 2013

Columbia Lake Surf
May 26, 2013

Columbia Lake - Spring at Last
May 21, 2013

Sunshine Dancing on the Waves
Columbia Lake
May 21, 2013

Columbia Lake in May
May 21, 2013

Columbia Lake in April
Looking NE from SW Corner of Lake
CPR Track snakes along the west side of Columbia Lake
April 9, 2013

Food For The Soul
Columbia Lake - Breathtaking on Easter Sunday 2013
March 31. 2013

Inspirational Columbia Lake - Easter Sunday 2013
March 31. 2013

Columbia Lake Ice Has Cleared
Photo late afternoon March 15, 2013

Allen Mountain
Looking SW over ice covered Columbia Lake to the Purcell Mountains
February 26, 2013

Columbia Lake Ice Opens
Looking NE to Rocky Mountains from SW Corner of Columbia Lake
Afternoon February 10, 2013

Beautiful Snow Covered Columbia Lake
2:30 p.m., December 18, 2012

Columbia Lake View Point Turnout
2:40 p.m., December 18, 2012

Looking SE Over Columbia Lake
No Sign of Ice on the Lake
November 24, 2012
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Late Afternoon in November Reflections
Columbia Lake
November 24, 2012

Late Afternoon Sunlight Highlights Our Now
Protected, Wild and Free Forever Lot 48
November 24, 2012

Columbia Lake Late Afternoon North of Canal Flats
Eye Level With Surprisingly Ice-Free Lake Waters
November 24, 2012

Tranquility
Columbia Lake
September 27, 2012

Columbia Lake in the Early Evening
September 19, 2012

Columbia Lake
Looking SW while Kayaking near the shores of Columbia Lake Provincial Park
August 31,
2012

Columbia Lake
Looking SE from northern end of Columbia Lake from Kayak
8:40 a.m., August 13,
2012

Columbia Lake North Wetlands
Looking NE to the Rocky Mountains
from Kayak
8:30 a.m., August 13, 2012

Headwaters of
Columbia River (Foreground)
Where it Exits the NE Corner of Columbia Lake and Meets Dutch Creek
(Upper Left)
to
Eventually Become the Mighty Columbia River.
July 31, 2012

Closer
View of The Old Beaver Dam at the Columbia River/Dutch Creek
Confluence
July 31, 2012

Great Blue Heron at The Scenic Columbia River -Dutch Creek
Confluence
July 28, 2012
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Columbia Lake
Waters - Such A Special Place Be
Looking South over Columbia Lake from North End of Columere
July 6, 2012

Horizontal
Frame
Looking East over Columbia Lake's Flooded Wetlands from
North End of Columere
July 6, 2012

Paddling
South over Scenic Flooded Wetlands to Columbia Lake
July 6, 2012

Flooded
Wetlands Between Columbia Lake and Dutch Creek
Looking NE to Fairmont Range From Kayak
July 1, 2012

Columbia Lake Provincial Park Shores From Kayak
July 1, 2012

Clouds Clearing
Looking Northeast From Highway West of Canal Flats
June 2012 Late Afternoon

Columbia
Lake Ranching Country
Looking Northeast From the West Side of Columbia Lake
Earth Day 2012 Afternoon
Columbia
Wetlands
Columbia lake in the Distance
Photo Taken From
Columbia Lake Provincial Park, British Columbia
September 27, 2010
Our World
Recognized "Ramsar"
Designated Wetlands
Columbia River in the Foreground
Columbia lake in the Distance
Purcell Mountains To the Southwest
September 27, 2010
 RAMSAR
SECRETARIAT ANNOUNCEMENT
The
Secretariat is delighted to announce that Canada has designated its
thirty-seventh Wetland of International Importance,
Effective as of World Environment Day, 5 June, 2005
The Columbia
Wetlands (15,070
hectares, 50°41'N 115°13'W) is a Wildlife Management Area.
The largest wetland
of its kind in British Columbia, it qualifies under all eight Criteria and
comprises a regionally unparalleled diversity of 16 habitats and shelters around
216 species, of which the bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus), peregrine
falcon (Falco peregrinus) and badger (Taxidea taxus) are
endangered.
A nesting and rearing habitat for over 180 species of birds, total
counts in excess of 10,000 swans, geese and ducks have been recorded in spring,
15,000 ducks in autumn, and up to 1200 tundra swans (Cygnus colombianus)
in single day counts (1977).
Several indigenous and introduced fish species
spawn and feed in the area, 31% of which is composed of standing and flowing
water.
Despite having a management plan in place, human intervention has been on
the rise in the past few years.
Ramsar
Site No. 1463. |
The Columbia
Wetlands
September 27, 2010
September Splendor
In the Columbia Wetlands
September 27, 2010
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Taken While
Driving Northwest
On the Columbia River Road
September 27, 2010
Autumn Grasses By
The Columbia River
September 27, 2010
The Columbia River
Winds Northwest
Towards Fairmont
September 27, 2010
One
The Winding
Columbia River
South of Fairmont Hot Springs,
British Columbia
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
The Little
Columbia River - Even More Beautiful in Autumn
September
27, 2010
"Welcome To Columbia
Lake Provincial Park"
This Sign is located On The Columbia River Road
South of Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia
September 27, 2010
September 27, 2010
The Columbia River
Road South of Fairmont
The Photo Ops Make Driving this rough Road Worthwhile
September 27, 2010
Columbia
Lake Reflections
June 1, 2009
Columbia
Lake From the Viewpoint
October 2007
Looking Southwest
Over Columbia lake
Photo Taken from My Canoe
September 2007
Columbia Lake -
Idylic in Blue
July 2007
Columbia
Lake - Idyllic in Turquoise
July 2007
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Turquoise Waters Are Waiting
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
May 12, 2007
Looking
South Over Columbia Lake From the Bench At The Point
Columbia Lake , British Columbia, Canada
8.30 a.m., May 8, 2007
Looking
Northeast Over Columbia Lake From the Findlay Creek Road
Columbia Lake , British Columbia, Canada
+10
degrees Celsius, 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 25, 2007
Interesting
Cloud Formations Over Columbia Lake
Columbia
Lake, British Columbia, Canada
+10
degrees Celsius, 1:00 p.m., Sunday, February 18,
2007
Columbia
Lake in Soft Winter Shadows
Columbia
Lake, British Columbia Canada
- 7 Degrees
Celsius, Cloudy Periods, 4:00 p.m., February 3, 2007
Beautiful In Blue
Columbia
Lake, British Columbia Canada
Late Afternoon, Mostly Overcast, December 25,
2006

Columbia Lake in December
Columbia Lake , British Columbia, Canada
December 17, 2006
Windsurfing On Columbia Lake
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
May 21, 2006
Northwest Corner of Columbia Lake
Overlooking a Portion of Our
'RAMSAR'
Designated Wetlands
(Read Official Ramsar
Press Release Below)
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
May 4, 2006
Wetlands at Northwest
Corner of Columbia Lake
(Read Official
RAMSAR
Press Release Below)
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
May 4, 2006
 RAMSAR
SECRETARIAT
ANNOUNCEMENT
The
Secretariat is delighted to announce that Canada has designated its
thirty-seventh Wetland of International Importance,
Effective as of World Environment Day, 5 June, 2005.
The Columbia
Wetlands (15,070
hectares, 50°41'N 115°13'W) is a Wildlife Management Area.
The largest wetland
of its kind in British Columbia, it qualifies under all eight Criteria and
comprises a regionally unparalleled diversity of 16 habitats and shelters around
216 species, of which the bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus), peregrine
falcon (Falco peregrinus) and badger (Taxidea taxus) are
endangered.
A nesting and rearing habitat for over 180 species of birds, total
counts in excess of 10,000 swans, geese and ducks have been recorded in spring,
15,000 ducks in autumn, and up to 1200 tundra swans (Cygnus colombianus)
in single day counts (1977).
Several indigenous and introduced fish species
spawn and feed in the area, 31% of which is composed of standing and flowing
water.
Despite having a management plan in place, human intervention has been on
the rise in the past few years.
Ramsar
Site No. 1463. |
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Photography by Elaine Sell Prefontaine
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COLUMBIA LAKE FROM THE SOUTH
Just West of Canal Flats
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
April 2006
TURQUOISE WATERS
Clean
Clear Turquoise Waters Such As these Are a Rarity in this World
This Is Where I Get My Drinking Water
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
April 2006
Columbia
Lake Ice Break-up
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
March 2006
Ice Break Up - The Forces of Nature
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
March 2006
Columbia
Lake Ice-Scape
One can just feel the c-c-c-c-cold
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
December 25, 2005
November
Reflections On Columbia Lake
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
November 12, 2005
Columbia Lake - A Boating Paradise
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
October 9, 2005
Columbia Lake -
As Smooth As a Glass
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
October 9, 2005
A Low Lying, Early Morning Cloud Blankets Columbia
Lake
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Late September 2005
Morning Reflections - Columbia Lake
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
9:54 a.m., June 5, 2005

Blue Tranquility Awaits
Columbia Lake, British Columbia, Canada
May 11, 2005

Mountain Shadows and
Ice - Columbia Lake
Looking Southeast from the Columbia Lake Viewpoint.
Digital Photo - February 26, 2005, 11:30 a.m. MST
The uneven ridges in the lake
ice indicate the nearing spring break-up.
The muted tones and soft edges
of the distant mountains in shadow give this scene the appearance of a painting
---- this one by the Old Master Painter Himself.
High
Noon in January - Columbia Lake
"Sunshine bright, star shaped white
winter light,
Inspiring blues, a visual delight."
Elaine
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