Adams Lake

Adams Lake
Adams Lake from space (August 1989)
Adams Lake
Location	British Columbia
Coordinates	51°10′09″N 119°34′25″W / 51.16917°N 119.57361°W / 51.16917; -119.57361
Primary inflows	Upper Adams River, Momich River, Bush Creek
Primary outflows	Lower Adams River
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	63 km (39 mi)
Max. width	3.2 km (2.0 mi)
Surface area	137 km2 (53 sq mi)
Average depth	299 m (981 ft)
Max. depth	457 m (1,499 ft)
Water volume	40.96 km3 (9.83 cu mi)
Surface elevation	404 m (1,325 ft)

Adams Lake is a deep, cold-water lake in south-central British Columbia, which separates the Thompson and Shuswap regions and the Thompson–Nicola and Columbia–Shuswap regional districts.^[1] The upper reaches lie in the northern Monashee Mountains, while the lower end penetrates the Shuswap Highland. The southern end is by road about 79 kilometres (49 mi) northeast of Kamloops.