Osoyoos Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington state of the United States. Osoyoos is derived from the word sẁiẁs meaning "narrowing of the waters" in the local Okanagan language (Syilx'tsn).
Located on the lakeshore are the town of Osoyoos, British Columbia and city of Oroville, Washington. The lake's maximum elevation is , while its minimum elevation is . The 62-year average discharge into the Okanogan River at Oroville is . Maximum discharge in 2004 was . Oroville's Osoyoos Lake State Park is located on its shore.
Hydrology
Osoyoos Lake and its outlet and primary inflow, the Okanogan River (spelled in Canada as the Okanagan River), are subject to international water-sharing agreements governed by the International Joint Commission as part of the Columbia Basin. The authority responsible for overseeing the IJC agreements is the International Osoyoos Lake Board of Control, composed of appointees from Environment Canada, the BC Ministry of Water, Land Air Protection, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Geological Survey, and private consultants.
Gallery
See also
Zosel Dam
References
Lakes of the Okanagan
Lakes of Washington (state) Lakes of Okanogan County, Washington Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen Canada–United States border International lakes of North America Washington placenames of Native American origin