Thutade Lake
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The area is very remote, being located about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Smithers, although several mining operations for ores containing copper, lead, zinc and silver have occurred around the lake.[3][4] The largest of these is the Kemess Mine, an iron and copper property originally owned by Royal Oak Mines and now by Northgate Minerals, located in the valley of Kemess Creek, which is off the northeast end of Thutade Lake. The mine is accessed by the Omineca Resource Road and other resource routes, and is Script error: No such module "convert". by road from Prince George. Just downstream from the outlet of Thutade Lake, the Finlay plunges over the Script error: No such module "convert". Cascadero Falls[5] and then through a series of cataracts in a twisting course until it begins its main northeastward trend. Cascadero Falls is slated for hydroelectric development in connection with the power needs of the area's mines.
South and west of Thutade Lake lies the continental divide, across which is the watershed of the Mosque River, a tributary of the Skeena River.
History
The first European to explore the lake and its surrounding area was Samuel Black in 1824.[6] The upper end of the lake is the Tatlatui Range, which is astride the Continental Divide of the Americas, and which with the adjoining valley of Tatlatui Lake forms Tatlatui Provincial Park.
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