Green Lake
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Green Lake may refer to:
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In Canada:
- Green Lake (Cariboo)Green Lake (Cariboo)Green Lake is a lake in the South Cariboo region of British Columbia, Canada, located east of 70 Mile House. The lake is a popular recreational residential area frequented by owners from the Lower Mainland. Several locations around the lake are part of Green Lake Provincial Park.-References:*...
, British Columbia - Green Lake (Whistler)Green Lake (Whistler)Green Lake is the largest and most northerly lake in the Resort Municipality of Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. It is the source of the Green River, a tributary of the Lillooet River, and is fed by the River of Golden Dreams, which issues from Alta Lake, which is at the height of land dividing...
, British Columbia - Green Lake (Nova Scotia)Green Lake (Nova Scotia)Green Lake is a lake of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.-References:*...
, Halifax Regional Municipality - Green Lake, SaskatchewanGreen Lake, SaskatchewanGreen Lake is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada. Its residents are predominantly Métis people.Green Lake is located northeast of Meadow Lake, and northwest of Big River...
- Astrolabe Lake (Ontario), called Green Lake before the discovery of Champlain's lost astrolabe
In China:
- Green Lake (Kunming)Green Lake (Kunming)Green Lake Park, or Cui Hu Park , is an urban park in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. It was established in the 17th century on the west side of the Wuhua Mountain and is sometimes described as a "Jade in Kunming"....
, Yunnan Province
In India:
- Green Lake (Sikkim), small lake near Lachen (Sikkimese town)Lachen (Sikkimese town)Lachen is a town in North Sikkim district in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is located at an elevation of 2,750 metres. The name Lachen means "big pass". The town is being promoted as a tourist destination by the Sikkimese government. The town commands a panoramic view of the Himalayan...
In Kazakhstan;
- Lake Zhasylkol, small lake near Almaty that is often called "the green lake"
In New Zealand:
- Green Lake (Raoul Island)Green Lake (Raoul Island)Green Lake is one of two tiny crater lakes on Raoul Island in the Kermadec Islands, the other being Blue Lake. It covers an area of about 0.5 km². It erupted on 17 March 2006, killing Department of Conservation worker Mark Kearney, who was there taking lake temperature measurements.- See also...
, crater lake in the Kermadec Islands - Green Lake (Southland)Green Lake (Southland)Green Lake is a lake in Hunter Mountains in the Southland Region of New Zealand located to the north of Lake Monowai. The lake has no surface outlets but probably feeds several streams draining to lake Monowai via springs. The lake is a basin in the debris of the Green Lake Landslide, which is the...
, in the Hunter Mountains - Lake AroarotamahineLake AroarotamahineLake Aroarotamahine, also known as Green Lake, is one of two small crater lakes on Mayor Island / Tuhua in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Its outlet is a wetland leading to the smaller Lake Te Paritu or Black lake....
, or Green Lake, a crater lake on Mayor Island in the Bay of Plenty - Lake RotokakahiLake RotokakahiLake Rotokakahi or Green Lake, is one of four small lakes lying between Lake Rotorua and Lake Tarawera in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The others are Lake Tikitapu , Lake Okareka, and Lake Okataina...
, or Green Lake, near Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region.
In the United States:
- Green Lake (Alaska)Green Lake (Alaska)Green Lake, or Gageit' Tá, is a lake/reservoir south of Sitka, Alaska. It is fed by the Vodopad River and outflows into Silver Bay.Green Lake serves as home to several pens to the Medvejie Fish Hatchery....
, located south of Sitka - Green Lake Township, Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
- Green Lake (Minnesota), lake in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota
- Green Lake (New York)Green Lake (New York)Green Lake is the larger of the two lakes in Green Lakes State Park, which lies about east of downtown Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York. Round Lake is the smaller lake located west of Green Lake. Both lakes are meromictic, which means that there is no seasonal mixing of surface and bottom...
, located east of Syracuse - Green Lake (Maine)Green Lake (Maine)Green Lake is a large stretch of freshwater lake located in the state of Maine, United States. It lies south of Bangor and north of Bar Harbor. Green Lake lies west of Route 180 and east of U.S. Route 1A and the Downeast Scenic Railroad...
, located near Dedham, Hancock County, Maine - Green Lake Township, MichiganGreen Lake Township, MichiganGreen Lake Township is a civil township of Grand Traverse County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,009 at the 2000 census.-Communities:...
- Green Lake, Allegan County, Michigan
- Green Lake in Granite County, Montana
- Green Lakes State ParkGreen Lakes State ParkGreen Lakes State Park is a New York State Park located east of Syracuse in the Town of Manlius. The park is strikingly scenic, and has a "masterpiece" golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones very early in his career. Green Lake itself is perhaps the most studied meromictic lake – one in...
, Onondaga County, New York - Green Lake (Seattle)Green Lake (Seattle)Green Lake is a freshwater lake in north central Seattle, Washington, USA, within Green Lake Park. The park is surrounded by the Green Lake neighborhood to the north and east, the Wallingford neighborhood to the south, the Phinney Ridge neighborhood to the west, and Woodland Park to the southwest...
, lake and park located in north central Seattle, Washington- Green Lake, Seattle, neighborhood surrounding the lake
- Green Lake (South Dakota), located near Rutland, South DakotaRutland, South DakotaRutland is an unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. Although tracked by the Census Bureau, Rutland has been assigned the ZIP code of 57057. Founded in 1906, Rutland has seen its population decline since the 1930s. A fire in 1962, destroyed much of the remaining...
- Green Lake (Texas)Green Lake (Texas)Green Lake is a natural tidal lake in Calhoun County, Texas, on the Guadalupe River flood basin, known for its greenish waters, from which its name derives. The lake is west of Port Lavaca and south of Victoria on the Gulf Coastal Plain, and although less than from the coast of San Antonio Bay,...
, located near Port Lavaca, Texas - Green Lake County, WisconsinGreen Lake County, WisconsinGreen Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 19,105. Its county seat is Green Lake. The center of population of Wisconsin is located in Green Lake County in the city of Markesan.-Geography:...
- Green Lake, WisconsinGreen Lake, WisconsinGreen Lake is a city in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,100 at the 2000 census. The city is located on the north side of Big Green Lake. The city of Green Lake is the county seat for the county of Green Lake...
, a city in Green Lake County - Green Lake (town), WisconsinGreen Lake (town), WisconsinGreen Lake is a town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,258 at the 2000 census. The town is located on the south side of Green Lake, opposite the City of Green Lake, which is located on the north side...
, a town in Green Lake County - Green Lake Terrace, WisconsinGreen Lake Terrace, WisconsinGreen Lake Terrace is located in the town of Princeton, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, United States....
, an unincorporated community located in Green Lake County - Green Lake (Wisconsin), a lake located in Green Lake County
- Green Lake, Wisconsin
Fictional places
- Camp Green Lake, fictional place in Texas from the book, HolesHoles (novel)Holes is a Newbery Medal-winning novel by Louis Sachar. It was adapted into a screenplay for the 2003 film by Walt Disney Pictures. In 2006, Sachar published Small Steps, a companion novel featuring one of the characters from Holes.-Plot:...
See also
- Grünsee (disambiguation), (German: green lake)
- Grüner See (disambiguation)
- Lac Vert (disambiguation) (French: green lake)
- Lago Verde (disambiguation) (Italian and Spanish: green lake)
- Laguna Verde (disambiguation)