Okanagan Lake

British

noun

a lake in SW Canada, in S British Columbia: drained by the Okanagan River into the Columbia River. Length: about 111 km (69 miles). Width: from 3.2–6.4 km (2–4 miles)

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Evacuations were also being carried out north of nearby Kelowna, a city with a population of about 150,000 also on Okanagan Lake.

From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2023

Juliana Loewen, a Kelowna resident who is not currently under evacuation orders, is huddling with more than a dozen other people at her home on Okanagan Lake.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2023

Rent an e-bike at Freedom Bike Shop and ride the Kettle Valley Rail Trail, where you’ll roll past vineyards and high above Okanagan Lake.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021

Okanagan Lake is British Columbia’s beach resort, so late summer and autumn are the best times to miss those crowds.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2019

Common in the Lower Fraser Valley and on the Okanagan Lake in winter.

From Catalogue of British Columbia Birds by Kermode, Francis

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