List of lakes of British Columbia

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This is an incomplete list of lakes of British Columbia , a province of Canada.

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Larger lake statistics

British Columbia lakes larger than 400 km2 (150 sq mi)
LakeArea (including islands)AltitudeMax. depthVolume
Williston Lake [1] 1,761 km2 (680 sq mi)671 m (2,201 ft)
Nechako Reservoir 890 km2 (340 sq mi)853 m (2,799 ft)305 m (1,001 ft)
Atlin Lake [1] 775 km2 (299 sq mi)668 m (2,192 ft)
Babine Lake [1] 495 km2 (191 sq mi)711 m (2,333 ft)
Kootenay Lake [1] 407 km2 (157 sq mi)532 m (1,745 ft)

* "Nechako Reservoir". BC Geographical Names .

List of lakes

Lakes of British Columbia. See actual size. Canada BC lakes map.png
Lakes of British Columbia. See actual size.
Alouette Lake at Sunrise Alouette Lake at Sunrise (15313912022).jpg
Alouette Lake at Sunrise
Atlin Lake Atlinlake.jpg
Atlin Lake
Babine Lake Babine Lake with huts (321870589).jpg
Babine Lake
Lost Lagoon in Vancouver's Stanley Park Vancouver-stanley-park.jpg
Lost Lagoon in Vancouver's Stanley Park
View of the Okanagan valley from the hills above Kelowna Okanagan.jpg
View of the Okanagan valley from the hills above Kelowna
Osoyoos Lake Osoyoos.jpg
Osoyoos Lake
Quesnel Lake - Hurricane Point Quesnel Lake - Hurricane Point.jpg
Quesnel Lake - Hurricane Point
Williston Lake Wiliston lake barge.JPG
Williston Lake

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Azouzetta Lake Azouzetta Lake in the Northern Rockies along John Hart Hwy^^Dans les Rocheuses du Nord BC^^Azu Lake in The local slang - panoramio.jpg
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Atlas of Canada. "Rivers in Canada". Archived from the original on 10 April 2007. Retrieved 2015-03-17.