ðə lˈeɪk ɪz wˈʌn ʌv θɹˈiː mˈeɪdʒɚ wˈɔːɾɚʃˌɛdz ɪnðə dʒˌiːvˌiːˌɑːɹdˈiː, ænd ɪt kˈɜːɹəntli səplˈaɪz fˈɔːɹɾi pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə ɹˈiːdʒənz dɹˈɪŋkɪŋ wˈɔːɾɚ.
The lake is one of three major watersheds in the GVRD, and it currently supplies forty percent of the region's drinking water.