Christina Lake Pullout - Christina Lake, BC
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N 49° 06.072 W 118° 13.497
11U E 410586 N 5439428
One of the few wheelchair accessible places where one can look down the length of a sizeable lake from a respectable height.
Waymark Code: WMG493
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/10/2013
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Christina Lake is located 23 kilometers east of Grand Forks, just 1 km north of the United States border. There is a pull out on the Crowsnest Highway, just before the highway leaves the lake as it heads north and east, where one can view this lake. From this point and looking south, one only sees about 7 km of an 18 km long lake, but it is beautiful to look at, nonetheless. One may even enjoy the view without having to leave the car.
“Christina Lake is located along the Crowsnest Highway in the south-central area of British Columbia known as Boundary Country, which separates the Okanagan region from the West Kootenays…”
"Christina Lake, known as the Oasis of the Kootenays, offers some of the best summer weather in British Columbia.” [It is also known as the warmest tree lined lake in Canada.]
"The lake is 18.12 km. long and more than 180 meters deep in some sections. The warm water temperatures can be attributed to the sizeable fault that runs through the middle of the lake which supplies constant geothermal heat. Temperatures range to 23 degrees Celsius (73 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer."
Christina Lake is a tourist destination for those who enjoy its natural beauty, boating, fishing, camping, hiking and a wide array of other outdoor activities.
“Christina Lake was named for Christina McDonald, the daughter of the Hudson's Bay Company chief factor Angus McDonald of Fort Colville (1852-1871), who started a ranch in the Shuswap with her husband.”
The Trans Canada Trail, Dewdney Trail and the Kettle Valley Railroad Trail all merge at Christina Lake.
The town of Christina Lake is home to approximately 1456 permanent residents in the winter and thousands more in the summer months.
Facts about Christina Lake:
Primary outflow: Christina Creek
Depth: 180 meters or 590 feet
Maximum length: 18.12 km or 11.26 miles
Maximum width: 1.5 km or approx. 1 mile
Surface area: 25.489 sq. km or approx. Sq. 110 miles
Surface elevation: 446 meters or 1,464 feet
Sources:(edited for grammar and clarity)
Wikipedia
BC Tourism
We often pass Christina Lake going to Grand Forks, Kelowna and all points west. It is beautiful any time of the year. There are photographs taken in the winter when the lake was frozen and ones that were taken in the less disagreeable months.