Bob Quinn Lake
Coordinates | 56°58′20″N 130°14′50″W |
Country | British Columbia |
District | Kitimat-Stikine Regional District |
Population | 878 |
Postal code area | BQ |
Postal code district | BQ1 |
Satellites | Bell II (BQ2) Burrage Creek (BQ3) |
Bob Quinn Lake is a town in northwestern British Columbia, within the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District. It is located about 70 miles northwest of the city of Meziadin as the crow flies.
Bob Quinn Lake has two unincorporated satellite settlements, Bell II and Burrage Creek. Bell II is about thirty miles south, Burrage Creek is about twenty-five miles north of Bob Quinn Lake.
Commerce
Bell II is the site of a lodge for one of BC's largest heli-skiing operations.
Transportation
Rail
Bob Quinn Lake and its satellites lie along the Skeena Pacific Railway's Ganiks Laxha–Dease Lake line. Bell II Station, Bob Quinn Lake Station, and Burrage Creek Station are each served by three daily trips in each direction operated by the Skeena Pacific between Meziadin and Dease Lake (Trains 601/602, 603/604, 605/606).
Road
Bob Quinn Lake and both its satellites are located along the Stikine Highway (BC Highway 37).