Okanagan Lake

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Okanagan Lake
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Geographical location British Columbia ( Canada )
Drain Okanagan River
Places on the shore Kelowna , Penticton , Vernon
Data
Coordinates 50 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 119 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 50 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 119 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  W
Okanagan Lake (British Columbia)
Okanagan Lake
surface 351 km²dep1
length 135 kmdep1
width Max. 4-5 kmdep1
volume 24.6 km³dep1
Maximum depth 230 m
Middle deep 76 m

particularities

Legend of the sea monster Ogopogo

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Okanagan Lake is a long, narrow inland lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The approximately 135 km long and 4–5 km wide lake with a surface of 351 km² meanders through the Okanagan Basin in the southern part of British Columbia and merges into the river of the same name about 55 km from the border with Washington State .

The largest town on the shores of the lake is Kelowna with 117,312 inhabitants , which developed at the beginning of the 20th century when numerous Europeans settled the valley. The residents along the lake, including many Canadians of German descent, live in particular from tourism , as well as from agriculture and forestry . In Kelowna in particular, a profitable service industry developed . The area is particularly known within Canada for the cultivation of fruit and wine.

According to legend, the sea monster Ogopogo lives in Lake Okanagan .

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