A large tree-covered island that mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — in northwestern Canada has been found once again. The island was spotted for the first time in British Columbia’s Williston Reservoir, a man-made lake north of Mackenzie, earlier this summer before seemingly vanishing from sight, CBC reported. The newly discovered landmass was found once again Monday, about 18 miles northwest of its last known location in the middle of the reservoir.
Intrigue about the island has flourished ever since boaters discovered it in early August, and videos of it bobbing in the middle of the reservoir have gone viral in local Facebook groups. THe video show a piece of land with full grown trees, leading many to conclude it couldn’t have just shown up from a lower water level. Hydro, the utility company that provides hydroelectric power for most of the province.
The island’s origins have not been confirmed, but B.C. Hydro believes record-high water levels likely caused the landmass to break off from the reservoir’s shoreline. The reservoir has been unusually full this year following heavy winter snow and summer rainstorms.
The island has also likely been moving throughout the reservoir due to strong winds, Gammer said. The water does very slowly move to the east to the [dam],” Gammer said. While the wayward island only began to draw attention last month, satellite imagery from July 21 confirmed that it was real and floating in the reservoir, about 60 miles west of the WAC Bennett Dam.
However, by August 5, the island had vanished from satellite imagery, according to the report. So it’s disappeared now,” Gammer previously told CBC. It may have returned to a more sheltered area along the shoreline.” Gammer said the island may move again if there are strong enough winds.
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