Mara Lake | |
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Location | Shuswap Country, south central British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°46′58″N 119°00′43″W / 50.78278°N 119.01194°W |
Primary inflows | Shuswap River |
Primary outflows | Sicamous Narrows |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 35 km (22 mi) |
Surface area | 19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
Average depth | 18 m (59 ft) |
Max. depth | 18 m (59 ft) |
Surface elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
Mara Lake is a lake in the Shuswap Country region of south central British Columbia, Canada. To the west is Hyde Mountain and east is Morton Peak. The outlet of the Shuswap River forms the upper reaches. The lower end enters the narrows at Sicamous and flows into Shuswap Lake. The northern end of Mara Lake is by road about 73 kilometres (45 mi) west of Revelstoke, 140 kilometres (87 mi) east of Kamloops, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Vernon.