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Okanagan Lake

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Major tributaries of Okanagan Lake, listed in order of decreasing annual discharge are Mission, Vernon, Trout Creek, Penticton, Equesis, Kelowna, Peachland and Powers Creeks.
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Stockner J.G.; Northcote T.G. (1974). "Recent limnological studies of Okanagan Basin lakes and their contribution to comprehensive water resource planning".
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Okanagan Lake surface area: 348 * 10 m. Dat compiled by the charts of the Fish and Wildlife Branch, Department of Recreation and Conservation, BC.
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Limnology of the Major Lakes in the Okanagan Basin. Canada - British Columbia Okanagan Basin Agreement, Final Report, Technical Supplement V.
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Eyles, N., Mullins, H.T., and Hine, A.C. (1990). "Thick and fast: Sedimentation in a Pleistocene fiord lake of British Columbia, Canada".
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Many parks and beaches are found along the shores of the lake, which make boating and swimming very popular activities.
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Penticton Museum displays, and heritage signs at the Okanagan Lake Heritage Shipyard on Okanagan Beach in Penticton.
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region, the lack of roads in the region made the lake a natural corridor for passenger travel and freight. The
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provided passenger service to smaller settlements around the lake, as well as excursions for tourists.
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include terraces which were formed due to the periodic lowering of the lake's predecessor, glacial
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Murray A., Roed (1995). "Chapter 5: The ice Age in the Okanagan". In Roed, Murray A. (ed.).
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was the main carrier on the lakes, providing freight and passenger connections between
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as it has been carved out by repeated glaciations. Although the lake contains numerous
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Okanagan Lake winds between Kelowna (foreground) and Westbank (background).
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on May 30, 2008, which had a lift span for passage of large boats.
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During the early days of settlement and development of the
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The lake's maximum depth is 232 metres (761 ft) near
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The lake is home to several species of fish, including
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Okanagan Geology Committee. p. 48. 29: 1178: 1176: 1151:List of tributaries of the Columbia River 1112:Half Way Bay during Golden Hour in Winter 626:) for connections to the CPR Mainline at 1172: 1048: 1210: 1079:Boyce-Gyro Beach on a Winter Afternoon 197:6,200 km (2,400 sq mi) 7: 1526:Lower Fraser River and Harrison Lake 3754:Osoyoos Division Yale Land District 2509:Companies, shipyards, and personnel 1430:Gallery of Okanagan Lake steamboats 505:, as well as the municipalities of 2546:Collins Overland Telegraph Company 1571:Upper Columbia and Kootenay rivers 1370:Okanagan Geology: British Columbia 493:Cities bordering the lake include 25: 2963:Steamboats on the Columbia River 2824:Columbia River (Wenatchee Reach) 2730: 2461:Steamboats on the Columbia River 2380: 2379: 1556:Kootenay Lake and Kootenai River 1434: 1117: 1096: 1084: 1063: 1051: 695:(luxury-class passenger service) 686:(luxury-class passenger service) 677:(luxury-class passenger service) 64: 57: 44: 27:Lake in British Columbia, Canada 634:. Smaller vessels such as the 285: 277: 267: 257: 249: 241: 231: 223: 215: 2531:Foley Bros., Welch and Stewart 1477:Steamboats of British Columbia 1257:Syilx Okanagan Nation Alliance 528:Various lake features include 1: 1425:Okanagan Lake History website 517:(south of West Kelowna), and 88: 1420:Bacon Magazine: The Ogo Pogo 632:Shuswap and Okanagan Railway 618:(the Southern Mainline) and 536:), Squally Point (a popular 282:270 kilometres (170 mi) 3744:Steamboats of Okanagan Lake 2551:Grand Trunk Pacific Railway 1058:Maude Roxby Wetlands sunset 820:Canadian National Tug no. 5 812:Canadian National Tug no. 6 726:, excursion and water-taxi) 525:(north-east of Penticton). 455:to its confluence with the 453:Okanogan County, Washington 220:135 kilometres (84 mi) 18:Steamboats of Lake Okanagan 3770: 2985:Puget Sound mosquito fleet 2982: 2683:John "Gassy Jack" Deighton 2653:William A. Baillie-Grohman 2541:CPR Lake and River Service 1625:Coastal and inland vessels 1259:. Okanagan Nation Alliance 713:(excursion and water-taxi) 415:Okanagan Lake is called a 366:not a well-defined measure 290:342 m (1,122 ft) 228:5 kilometres (3.1 mi) 2980: 2953:Ships in British Columbia 2779:Steamboats in other areas 2748: 2726: 2478: 2446:Ships in British Columbia 1594: 1482: 1124:Clouds over Okanagan Lake 549:William R. Bennett Bridge 363: 52: 43: 2632:Victoria Machinery Depot 2597:Washington State Ferries 2592:Black Ball Transport Co. 532:(a small island east of 477:Notable features of the 254:232 m (761 ft) 1583:Peace and Finlay rivers 390: 246:76 m (249 ft) 75: 36: 3636:Strait of Juan de Fuca 3483:Queen Charlotte Strait 3360:Princess Royal Channel 2968:Puget Sound steamboats 2466:Puget Sound steamboats 937:Mary Victoria Greenhow 653: 599: 379: 124:49.91111°N 119.51250°W 3749:Lakes of the Okanagan 3370:Queen Charlotte Sound 3355:Prince Rupert Harbour 2688:Charles Melville Hays 2673:Owen Forrester Browne 2587:Alaska Marine Highway 2524:Passenger and freight 2429:Princess of Vancouver 1238:BC Geographical Names 1091:Swimmers in Peachland 647: 616:Kettle Valley Railway 596:the Duke of Connaught 589: 570:and the community of 377: 302:1906/07 & 1949/50 2737:Transport portal 2663:Gustavus Blin-Wright 2556:Hudson's Bay Company 1443:at Wikimedia Commons 1344:World Lakes Database 576:Okanagan Lake Bridge 509:(north of Kelowna), 489:Geographical context 129:49.91111; -119.51250 2622:Allied Shipbuilders 2561:Union Steamship Co. 1197:1990Geo....18.1153E 513:(west of Kelowna), 421:lacustrine terraces 270:Residence time 120: /  3651:Trincomali Channel 3463:Loughborough Inlet 2958:Retired BC ferries 2648:Frank P. Armstrong 2456:Retired BC ferries 2391:Queen of the North 2015:Isabella McCormack 1531:Upper Fraser River 654: 600: 544:on the west side. 530:Rattlesnake Island 501:in the south, and 468:Rattlesnake Island 380: 313:Rattlesnake Island 3731: 3730: 3727: 3726: 3631:Strait of Georgia 3616:Satellite Channel 3556:Discovery Passage 3320:Grenville Channel 3300:Finlayson Channel 3252:Skidegate Channel 2992: 2991: 2976: 2975: 2910: 2909: 2744: 2743: 2678:Robert Cunningham 2658:Frank Barnard Jr. 2617:Albion Iron Works 2605: 2604: 2536:CPR Coast Service 2474: 2473: 2400: 2399: 2176:Robert C. 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Steamboats of Lake Okanagan

Okanagan Lake kɬúsx̌nítkw is located in British Columbia
British Columbia
49°54′40″N 119°30′45″W / 49.91111°N 119.51250°W / 49.91111; -119.51250
Lake type
Fjord Lake
Monomictic
Oligotrophic
Primary inflows
Mission Creek
Whiteman Creek
Primary outflows
Okanagan River
Catchment area
Basin
Surface area
Water volume
Residence time
Islands
Rattlesnake Island
Grant Island
Vernon
Lake Country
Kelowna
West Kelowna
Peachland
Summerland
Penticton
not a well-defined measure

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