Kalamalka Lake
Glacial Lake in Southern Central British Columbia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kalamalka Lake (a.k.a. "Kal Lake") is a large lake in the interior plateau of southern central British Columbia, Canada, east of Okanagan Lake. The lake is located approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the city of Vernon and is its main drinking water supply.[1][2] The lake is named after the Okanagan (Okanogan U.S. spelling) First Nation chief who occupied its northern shores.
Kalamalka Lake | |
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Location | Southern Central British Columbia |
Coordinates | 50°10′25″N 119°19′48″W |
Lake type | Glacial Lake |
Primary inflows | Coldstream Creek, Vernon Creek, Oyama Creek |
Primary outflows | Vernon Creek |
Basin countries | Canada |
Max. length | 16 km (52,000 ft) |
Max. width | 3 km (9,800 ft) |
Surface area | 25.7 km2 (9.9 sq mi) |
Average depth | 58.5 m (192 ft) |
Max. depth | 142 m (466 ft) |
Water volume | 1.5 km3 (0.36 cu mi) |
Residence time | 55.2 years |
Shore length1 | 42.4 km (26.3 mi) (approx.) |
Surface elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
Settlements | Coldstream, Lake Country |
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. |
At different times of the year the colour of the lake can range from cyan to indigo, in different parts at the same time, earning the lake the moniker "lake of a thousand colours". The colour of the water is derived from light scattering, caused by the precipitation of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).