Wapta Lake

{{Short description|Lake in British Columbia, Canada}}

{{Infobox body of water

| name = Wapta Lake

| image = Yoho National Park, AB Canada by Kdruzhki.jpg

| caption = Wapta Lake and Narao Peak

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| location = British Columbia

| coords = {{Coord|51|26|21|N|116|21|00|W|region:CA-BC_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}

| type = Glacial

| inflow = Cataract Brook, Blue Creek

|pushpin_map=British Columbia

| outflow = Kicking Horse River

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| basin_countries = Canada

| length = {{convert|740|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|340|m|ft|abbr=on}}

| area = {{convert|0.2|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}

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| max-depth = 9.2m (30 ft)

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| elevation = {{convert|1600|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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Wapta Lake is a glacial lake in Yoho National Park in the Canadian Rockies of eastern British Columbia, Canada.{{BCGNIS|19111|Wapta Lake}}

Wapta Lake is formed from Cataract Brook and Blue Creek in Yoho National Park, and is the source of the Kicking Horse River.

The Trans-Canada Highway passes on the north shore of the lake, while the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks follow the south shore.