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Moberly
Lake
Moberly
Lake is located 27 km (17 miles) north of Chetwynd
and 39 km (24 miles) south of Hudson's
Hope on Hwy 29.
Harry
Moberly
Moberly Lake is named after Harry Moberly who happened to work for
the local Hudson's Bay Company and lived on the lake's north shore
in 1865. During this time Moberly Lake was attracting a lot of settlers
with gold being discovered in the nearby area.
Small
Community
Today there is a small community of Moberly Lake which is situated
on the north side of the lake along Hwy 29. At Moberly Lake you
can find a small general store, volunteer fire hall, service station
and a few residential homes.
Moberly
Lake Lodge and Inn
One building that you won't have a hard time finding is the Moberly
Lake Lodge and Inn located on Lakeshore Drive. Often said to be
the world's largest wood structure made out of logs, the Moberly
Lake Lodge and Inn has a size of around 5,203 square metres (56,000
square feet), telephone: (250) 788-9690
Moberly
Lake & District Golf Club
Very popular with people from both Chetwynd and Hudson's Hope, the
Moberly Lake & District Golf Club offers you a nice 9-hole public
course overlooking a distant view of Moberly Lake. There is a licensed
clubhouse here plus club and cart rentals are also available if
you require them, telephone: (250) 788-3880
Moberly
Lake Provincial Park
Moberly Lake Provincial Park is located on the south shore of Moberly
Lake. The park features a nice gravel beach, great swimming, walking
trails, bird watching, boat launch and a campground that accepts
reservations. To get here you have to take a 3 km (2 miles) long
gravel road off Hwy 29.
Moberly
Lake Resort and Marina
If you prefer to camp at a full-service RV resort, only 2 km (1.3
miles) farther down the road west from the provincial park is Moberly
Lake Resort and Marina. The resort features hot showers, firewood,
water and power hookups plus a marina complete with docks and moorage.
Freshwater
Fishing
For freshwater fishing Moberly Lake is quite famous in this region
and offers a few different species for anglers. You can fish for
arctic grayling, bull trout, lake and mountain whitefish, long-nose
sucker and white sucker plus northern pike. Once you try this lake,
you'll be back year after year.
Winter
Time
During the winter time, Moberly Lake freezes over providing lots
of outdoor recreational activity. If you enjoy ice fishing, snowmobiling,
snow-shoeing or cross-country skiing the lake is absolutely perfect.
First
Nations
Located on either side of the community of Moberly Lake are the
two First Nation reserves - East Moberly Lake IR 169 and West Moberly
Lake IR 168A. The two reserves were originally surveyed as part
of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association at the beginning of 1900 and
are individually made up of two slightly different First Nation
language groups.
East
Moberly Lake Indian Reserve
The Saulteau First Nations were settled on the east side of Moberly
Lake at East Moberly Lake IR 169. Originally coming from Manitoba,
the Saulteau First Nations have a number of business ventures in
the Moberly Lake-Chetwynd region supplying jobs for the local inhabitants.
West
Moberly Lake Indian Reserve
The Dunne-za or Beaver Nation originally from Hudson's Hope are
settled on the west side at West Moberly Lake IR 168A. The Dunne-za
or sometimes called Tsattine, 'dwellers among the beavers,' believed
that Moberly Lake to be bottomless and home to a strange underwater
creature.
Information
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Moberly Lake
General Store
Moberly Lake
& District Golf Club
Moberly Lake
Provincial Park
Moberly Lake
Resort and Marina
Moberly Lake
Moberly Lake
Provincial Park
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