Osoyoos Lake, the Glossary
Osoyoos Lake is a lake located in British Columbia, Canada, and Washington, United States.[1]
Table of Contents
21 relations: British Columbia, Canada, Columbia River drainage basin, Environment and Climate Change Canada, International Joint Commission, Inuksuk, Lake, List of lakes of British Columbia, Okanagan language, Okanogan County, Washington, Okanogan River, Oroville, Washington, Osoyoos, Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, Sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park, United States, United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Geological Survey, Washington (state), Zosel Dam.
- Lakes of the Okanagan
- Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America.
Columbia River drainage basin
The Columbia River drainage basin is the drainage basin of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
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Environment and Climate Change Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; Environnement et Changement climatique Canada)Environment and Climate Change Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of the Environment.
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International Joint Commission
The International Joint Commission (Commission mixte internationale) is a bi-national organization established by the governments of the United States and Canada under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909. Osoyoos Lake and international Joint Commission are Canada–United States border.
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Inuksuk
An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) or inukshuk (from the ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ, plural ᐃᓄᒃᓱᐃᑦ; alternatively inukhuk in Inuinnaqtun, iñuksuk in Iñupiaq, inussuk in Greenlandic) is a type of stone landmark or cairn built by, and for the use of, Inuit, Iñupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America.
Lake
A lake is an often naturally occurring, relatively large and fixed body of water on or near the Earth's surface.
List of lakes of British Columbia
This is an incomplete list of lakes of British Columbia, a province of Canada.
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Okanagan language
Okanagan, or Colville-Okanagan, or Nsyilxcən (n̓səl̓xcin̓, n̓syilxčn̓), is a Salish language which arose among the Indigenous peoples of the southern Interior Plateau region based primarily in the Okanagan River Basin and the Columbia River Basin in precolonial times in Canada and the United States.
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Okanogan County, Washington
Okanogan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington along the Canada–U.S. border. Osoyoos Lake and Okanogan County, Washington are Washington placenames of Native American origin.
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Okanogan River
The Okanogan River (known as the Okanagan River in Canada) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 115 mi (185 km) long, in southern British Columbia and north central Washington.
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Oroville, Washington
Oroville is a city located in the northern bulk of the Okanogan Highlands in north-central Washington, United States.
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Osoyoos
Osoyoos is the southernmost town in the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia between Penticton and Omak.
Osoyoos Lake Veteran's Memorial Park
Osoyoos Lake State Park was a Washington state park in Okanogan County until it was sold to the city of Oroville and renamed Osoyoos Lake Veteran’s Memorial Park.
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Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington.
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Sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park
sw̓iw̓s Provincial Park (formerly Haynes Point Provincial Park) is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the west side of Osoyoos Lake in the town of Osoyoos, which is on the Canada-United States border at the southern end of the Okanagan region of British Columbia.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army.
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United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.
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Washington (state)
Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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Zosel Dam
Zosel Dam is a dam in the U.S. state of Washington that blocks the Okanogan River south of Osoyoos Lake to control upstream water levels.
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See also
Lakes of the Okanagan
- Chute Lake
- Gardom Lake
- Kalamalka Lake
- Mabel Lake
- Mahoney Lake
- Mara Lake
- Okanagan Lake
- Osoyoos Lake
- Skaha Lake
- Spotted Lake
- Swan Lake (Okanagan)
- Tuc-el-nuit Lake
- Vaseux Lake
- Wood Lake (British Columbia)
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
- Apex Mountain Resort
- Eagle Bluff Fire
- Inkaneep Provincial Park
- Okanagan Lake Provincial Park
- Oliver Municipal Airport
- Osoyoos Airport
- Osoyoos Lake
- Otter Lake Provincial Park
- Penticton Regional Airport
- Penticton Water Aerodrome
- Princeton Aerodrome
- Princeton Chert
- Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
- School District 53 Okanagan Similkameen
- Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
- South Okanagan General Hospital
- South Okanagan—Similkameen National Park Reserve
- Stemwinder Provincial Park
- Sun-Oka Beach Provincial Park
- Vaseux Lake Provincial Park
- Vaseux Protected Area
- Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area
- White Lake Grasslands Protected Area
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osoyoos_Lake
Also known as Lake Osoyoos.