Okanagan Lake

Okanagan Lake
kɬúsx̌nítkw
Okanagan Lake kɬúsx̌nítkw is located in British Columbia
Okanagan Lake kɬúsx̌nítkw
Okanagan Lake
kɬúsx̌nítkw
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Coordinates49°54′40″N 119°30′45″W / 49.91111°N 119.51250°W / 49.91111; -119.51250
Lake typeFjord Lake,[1] Monomictic, Oligotrophic
Primary inflowsMission Creek, Vernon Creek, Trout Creek, Penticton Creek, Equesis Creek, Kelowna Creek, Peachland Creek, Powers Creek, Whiteman Creek
Primary outflowsOkanagan River
Catchment area6,200 km2 (2,400 sq mi)
Basin countriesCanada
Max. length135 kilometres (84 mi)
Max. width5 kilometres (3.1 mi)
Surface area351 square kilometres (136 sq mi)
Average depth76 m (249 ft)
Max. depth232 m (761 ft)
Water volume24.6 cubic kilometres (5.9 cu mi)
Residence time52.8 years
Shore length1270 kilometres (170 mi)
Surface elevation342 m (1,122 ft)
Frozen1906/07 & 1949/50
IslandsRattlesnake Island, Grant Island
SettlementsVernon, Lake Country, Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland, Summerland, Penticton
References[2]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.
Okanagan Lake winds between Kelowna (foreground) and Westbank (background).

Okanagan Lake (Okanagan: kɬúsx̌nítkw)[3] is a lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is 135 km (84 mi) long, between 4 and 5 km (2.5 and 3.1 mi) wide, and has a surface area of 348 km2 (135 sq. mi.).[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Eyles, N., Mullins, H.T., and Hine, A.C. (1990). "Thick and fast: Sedimentation in a Pleistocene fiord lake of British Columbia, Canada". Geology. 18 (11): 1153–1157. Bibcode:1990Geo....18.1153E. doi:10.1130/0091-7613(1990)018<1153:TAFSIA>2.3.CO;2.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Okanagan Lake". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ "kɬúsx̌nítkʷ (Okanagan Lake) Responsibility Planning Initiative". Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance. Okanagan Nation Alliance. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ Limnology of the Major Lakes in the Okanagan Basin. Canada - British Columbia Okanagan Basin Agreement, Final Report, Technical Supplement V. (PDF) (Report). Penticton, British Columbia: British Columbia Water Resources Service. April 1974. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-10-22. Okanagan Lake surface area: 348 * 106 m2. Dat compiled by the charts of the Fish and Wildlife Branch, Department of Recreation and Conservation, BC.
  5. ^ Stockner J.G.; Northcote T.G. (1974). "Recent limnological studies of Okanagan Basin lakes and their contribution to comprehensive water resource planning". Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada. 31 (5): 955–976. doi:10.1139/f74-111.
  6. ^ "Okanagan Lake". World Lakes Database. International Lake Environment Committee Foundation. Archived from the original on 2005-11-21. Retrieved 2006-05-12.