Lightning Lake
| Lightning Lake | |
|---|---|
Lightning Lake (from Southeast) with Rainbow Bridge crossing the narrows | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°3′43.45″N 120°49′45.12″W / 49.0620694°N 120.8292000°W |
| Primary outflows | Similkameen River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Average depth | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Max. depth | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 1,247 m (4,091 ft) |
Lightning Lake is a lake located in E. C. Manning Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. The lake is freshwater and is located within the Similkameen-Okanagan forest district. The lake is unusual as it drains in two directions, into Flash Lake in the south and the Similkameen River to the north. The current lake is not a naturally occurring lake, as at the north end, near the day-use area, there is an earthen dam. The lake is very shallow and near the end of the summer season, the narrows under the Rainbow Bridge are either very shallow or dry.