Skaha Lake

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Skaha Lake

Location	British Columbia
Coordinates	49°25′N 119°35′WCoordinates: 49°25′N 119°35′W
Primary inflows	Okanagan River
Primary outflows	Okanagan River
Catchment area	Okanagan Basin
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	11.8 km
Max. width	2.2 km
Surface area	20 km²
Max. depth	54 m

Skaha Lake (49°25′N, 119°35′W) is a freshwater lake located in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. It has a surface area of approximately 20 km², with a maximum depth of 55 metres. The lake is situated directly south of Okanagan Lake and the city of Penticton, British Columbia.

It was once known officially as "Dog Lake", which is a direct translation of Skaha Lake's name in Syilx'tsn, the Okanagan language, although the reference was to ponies ("large dogs") rather than to dogs per se.

[edit] References

Anonymous (1974a). Limnology of the Major Lakes in the Okanagan Basin. Canada - British Columbia Okanagan Basin Agreement, Final Report, Technical Supplement V. British Columbia Water Resources Service, Victoria, British Columbia, 261 pp.
Anonymous (1974b). The Main Report of the Consultative Board. Canada - British Columbia Okanagan Basin Agreement. British Columbia Water Resources Service, Victoria, British Columbia.
Stockner, J.G. and Northcote, T.G. (1974). Recent limnological studies of Okanagan Basin lakes and their contribution to comprehensive water resource planning. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 31, 955-976.