Skaha Lake
| Skaha Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 49°25′20″N 119°35′16″W / 49.42222°N 119.58778°W |
| Primary inflows | Okanagan River |
| Primary outflows | Okanagan River |
| Catchment area | Okanagan Basin |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 11.8 kilometres (7.3 mi) |
| Max. width | 2.2 kilometres (1.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 19.6 square kilometres (7.6 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 26.6 metres (87 ft) |
| Max. depth | 56.7 metres (186 ft) |
| Water volume | 0.552 cubic kilometres (0.132 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 1.1 years |
| Shore length1 | 30.7 kilometres (19.1 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 339 m (1112 ft) |
| Frozen | February 2014 |
| Settlements | Penticton, Okanagan Falls |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Skaha Lake is a freshwater lake, through which the Okanagan River flows, in the Okanagan region of south central British Columbia. Along the shoreline are Penticton (north), Kaleden (west), and Okanagan Falls (south).