Data Summary: Okanagan Lake
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| Lake Name |
Okanagan Lake |
Photo : J. E. Bryan and E. V. Jensen |
| Site Name |
NAM-51 |
| State |
British Columbia |
| Country |
Canada |
| Latitude |
49:5N |
| Longitude |
119:3W |
| Altitude [m] |
342 |
| Surface area [m2] |
351,000,000 |
Volume [m3] |
24,644,000,000 |
| Maximum depth [m] |
230 |
Water level control |
Regulated |
| Normal range of annual water level fluctuation[m] |
- |
Length of shoreline [m] |
270,000 |
| Residence time [yr] |
52.8 |
Catchment area [m2] |
6,188,000,000 |
| Hours of bright Sunshine [hr yr-1] |
2,032 |
Solar radiation [MJ m-2 day-1] |
12.8 |
| Freezing period |
Jan-Feb |
Mixing type |
Monomictic |
| Annual fish catch [t yr-1] |
- |
| Total N loading [t yr-1] |
- |
Total P loading [t yr-1] |
61.8 |
| Population |
125,000 |
Population density of catchment area [person km-2] |
20.2 |
WATER USAGE
| Domestic water usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.024502315 |
Irigation water usage [m3 sec-1] |
163.9485995 |
| Industrial water usage [m3 sec-1] |
0.988831019 |
Power generation usage [m3 sec-1] |
- |
LAND USE
| Natural landscape [%] |
84 |
Agricultural land [%] |
8 |
Others [%] |
8 |
| Siltation |
Not serious |
Toxic Contamination |
Not serious |
| Eutrophication |
Serious |
Acidification |
None |
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