Okanagan Lake — Attraction in Kelowna

Okanagan Lake is called a fjord lake as it has been carved out by repeated glaciations. Although the lake contains numerous lacustrine terraces, it is not uncommon for the lake to be 100 m deep only 10 m offshore.[6] Major inflows include Mission, Vernon, Trout, Penticton, Equesis, Kelowna, Peachland and Powers Creeks. The lake is drained by the Okanagan River, which exits the lake's south end via a canal through the city of Penticton to Skaha Lake, whence the river continues southwards into the rest of the South Okanagan and through Okanogan County, Washington to its confluence with the Columbia.

The lake's maximum depth is 232 metres (761 ft) near Grant Island (Nahun Weenox). There is one other island known as Rattlesnake Island, much farther south by Squally Point. Some areas of the lake have up to 750 metres (2,460 ft) of glacial and post-glacial sediment fill which were deposited during the Pleistocene Epoch.

Notable features of the Okanagan Valley include terraces which were formed due to the periodic lowering of the lake's predecessor, glacial Lake Penticton. These terraces are now used extensively for agriculture such as fruit...

Plenty of beach, parks, take the family or enjoy solo, the water is breathtaking, if you are qualified rent a boat get on the lake see everything from another view, be careful as the wind can pick up and give a different experience,head south to see the cliff divers near rattle snake island, nice beach in the cove, swimming etc, have a picknick or if you would like cross over to the pier at Peachland, and walk a block to the finest German Gusthaus known, the absolute best schnitzel and beverage that I guarantee you have never had, the atmosphere is over the top, like being at Octoberfest for lunch!, this will not disappoint. Now you will be happy taking the boat...

Me and my family have been coming up here from the lower mainland for more than five decades.

WHEW! Has the valley changed a lot in that time.

There was a time not too long ago that we relished the thought of moving up here somewhere between Summerland to Westbank. But stopped that thought about 10 years ago. The valley has become a massive mess of overpriced congestion.

Traffic? This valley has to be the worst traffic mess in all of BC, yeah I live in Coquitlam and can get to Vancouver Downtown quicker than I can get from Summerland to Costco in Kelowna. Only one road in...