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Atlin Lake (Lingít: Áa Tlein) is the largest natural lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia. [4] The lake is 6.44 kilometres (4.00 mi) wide and 137 kilometres (85 mi) long. [1] The northern tip of the lake is in the Yukon, as is Little Atlin Lake. However, most of the lake lies within the Atlin District of British Columbia.
British Columbia lakes larger than 400 km 2 (150 sq mi) ; Lake Area (including islands) Altitude Max. depth Volume Williston Lake [1]: 1,761 km 2 (680 sq mi) : 671 m (2,201 ft)
Kootenay Lake is a long, narrow and deep fjord-like lake located between the Selkirk and Purcell mountain ranges in the Kootenay region of British Columbia. [3] [4] It is one of the largest lakes in British Columbia, at 104 km in length and 3–5 km in width. [1]
British Columbia lakes larger than 400 km 2 (150 sq mi) Lake Area (including islands) ... Bras d'Or Lake is the largest lake in Nova Scotia with an area of 1,099 km 2 ...
The lake includes three reaches, the Peace Reach (formerly the Peace Canyon), and the Parsnip and Finlay Reaches, which are the lowermost basins of those rivers, and covers a total area of 1,761 km 2 (680 sq mi), [1] being the largest lake in British Columbia and the seventh largest reservoir (by volume) in the world.
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. As of 2024, British Columbia has 161 municipalities, [1] out of which 53 are classified as cities. [2] According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the second largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 square kilometres (355,479.06 square miles).
Okanagan Lake is the largest of five inter-connected freshwater fjord lakes in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. Named after the First Nations people who first inhabited the area, it was created when melting glaciers flooded a valley 10,000 years ago.
It and Harrison Lake are the largest lakes in the southern Coast Mountains. [1] On March 11, 2019, the Province of British Columbia, working with the Tŝilhqot’in National Government, officially changed the name of the lake from Chilko Lake to Tŝilhqox Biny. [2]