| Paul Lake | |
|---|---|
 Paul Lake Provincial Park | |
  Paul Lake  Paul Lake | |
| Location | British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 50°44′29″N120°07′44″W / 50.74139°N 120.12889°W /50.74139; -120.12889 |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) |
| Max. depth | 45 metres (148 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 770 metres (2,530 ft) |
Paul Lake Provincial Park is aprovincial park inBritish Columbia,Canada, located southwest ofHeffley Lake[1] and to the northeast of the city ofKamloops.[2]
The lake is believed to be named forJean Baptiste Lolo, as is nearbyMount Lolo, who was also known as St. Paul, or Chief St. Paul, and served as an interpreter atFort Kamloops and became regarded as a chief by the localSecwepemc people, though ofIroquois andFrench Canadian origin.[3]
Originally without fish, Paul Lake was stocked withrainbow trout, which thrived. Subsequent inadvertent introduction ofRedside shiners,Richardsonius balteatus initiated a sequence of competition foramphipods and predator-prey interactions that were studied by P.A. Larkin and his students.[4]
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