🌊 Chilko Lake

Canada · Americas · 1,172 m · 51.25°N, 124.08°W

Chilko Lake, officially Tŝilhqox Biny, is a 180-square-kilometre (69 sq mi) lake in west-central British Columbia, at the head of the Chilko River on the Chilcotin Plateau. The lake is about 65 kilometres (40 mi) long, with a southwest arm 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long. It is one of the largest lakes by volume in the province because of its great depth, and the largest above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) in elevation. It and Harrison Lake are the largest lakes in the southern Coast Mountains.

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Quick facts

Country	Canada
Continent / region	Americas
Surface elevation	1,172 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	51.25°N, 124.08°W · view on map

Chilko Lake sits at 1,172 m in Canada, in Americas. The full story of this lake is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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