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Okanagan Lake

British  

noun

  1. 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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Summerland fire, which broke out Friday near Okanagan Lake, has spread rapidly and led to the evacuation of more than 20,000 people, with Canadian officials declaring a state of emergency.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

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

Another specimen was shot at Okanagan Lake in November, 1897, by Mr. J. T. Studley, and presented to the Museum.

From Catalogue of British Columbia Birds by Francis Kermode

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