Slocan Lake
| Slocan Lake | |
|---|---|
as seen from Bannock Point | |
| Location | Slocan Country, West Kootenay, British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°57′N 117°23′W / 49.950°N 117.383°W |
| Primary inflows | Bonanza Creek, Wilson Creek, Carpenter Creek, Seaton Creek |
| Primary outflows | Slocan River |
| Catchment area | Kootenay River |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 39 km (24 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) |
| Surface area | 69.29 km2 (26.75 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 171 m (561 ft) |
| Max. depth | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Water volume | 11.85 cubic kilometres (2.84 cu mi) |
| Shore length1 | 84.1 kilometres (52.3 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 542 m (1,778 ft) |
| Settlements | Slocan City, New Denver, Silverton, Rosebery, Hills |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Slocan Lake is a lake in the Slocan Valley of the West Kootenay region of the Southeastern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. With an area of 69.29 km2 (26.75 sq mi) it has a maximum depth of 298 m (978 ft). It is fed by Bonanza Creek and drained by the Slocan River.
In 1947, a Canadian Pacific locomotive was lost in the lake when a barge on which it was being carried sank. The locomotive was located in 2020. The largest community on the lake is a village known as Slocan City.