Okanagan Lake
| Okanagan Lake kɬúsx̌nítkw | |
|---|---|
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°54′40″N 119°30′45″W / 49.91111°N 119.51250°W |
| Lake type | Fjord Lake, Monomictic, Oligotrophic |
| Primary inflows | Mission Creek, Vernon Creek, Trout Creek, Penticton Creek, Equesis Creek, Kelowna Creek, Peachland Creek, Powers Creek, Whiteman Creek |
| Primary outflows | Okanagan River |
| Catchment area | 6,200 km2 (2,400 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 135 kilometres (84 mi) |
| Max. width | 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) |
| Surface area | 351 square kilometres (136 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 76 m (249 ft) |
| Max. depth | 232 m (761 ft) |
| Water volume | 24.6 cubic kilometres (5.9 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 52.8 years |
| Shore length1 | 270 kilometres (170 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 342 m (1,122 ft) |
| Frozen | 1906/07 & 1949/50 |
| Islands | Rattlesnake Island, Grant Island |
| Settlements | Vernon, Lake Country, Kelowna, West Kelowna, Peachland, Summerland, Penticton |
| References | |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Okanagan Lake (Okanagan: kɬúsx̌nítkw) 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.).