Kokanee Lake

{{Short description|Alpine lakes in British Columbia, Canada}} {{about|the lake in British Columbia, Canada|the reservoir in Washington, United States|Lake Kokanee}} {{Use Canadian English|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox body of water | name = Kokanee Lake | image = Kokaneelake.JPG | caption = Kokanee Lake | image_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry = | location = British Columbia | coords = {{coord|49.7481|N|117.1756|W|display=title,inline}} | type = | pushpin_map = British Columbia | inflow = Kokanee Glacier | outflow = Kokanee Creek | catchment = | basin_countries = Canada | length = {{convert|1,200|m|abbr=on}} | width = {{convert|400|m|abbr=on}} | area = | depth = | max-depth = | volume = | residence_time = | shore = | elevation = {{convert|1,981|m|abbr=on}} | islands = | cities = }} '''Kokanee Lake''' is one of over 30 alpine lakes located in British Columbia's Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. The lake is approximately {{convert|1,200|m}} long and {{convert|400|m}} wide, at an elevation of {{convert|1,981|m}} and located at the head of Kokanee Creek.<ref>{{BCGNIS|6222|Kokanee Lake}}</ref> It is fed by the Kokanee Glacier and is the headwater of Kokanee Creek. Access is possible via the Gibson Lake trailhead, from which Kokanee Lake is a {{convert|4|km|spell=in|adj=on}} hike. Fishing is permitted and the lake is usually stocked with cutthroat trout.

==Michel Trudeau avalanche accident==

On November 13, 1998, Michel Trudeau, youngest son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and younger brother of Canadian former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, drowned following an avalanche that swept him into Kokanee Lake.<ref name="nyt16Nov1998">{{cite news|last=DePalma|first=Anthony|title=Pierre Trudeau's Youngest Son Believed Killed in Avalanche |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/16/world/pierre-trudeau-s-youngest-son-believed-killed-in-avalanche.html|access-date=19 November 2010|newspaper=New York Times|date=16 November 1998}}</ref> Despite an extensive search his body was not recovered.<ref name="macleans">{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Chris|title=Trudeau Search Suspended|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/macleans/trudeau-search-suspended|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221045841/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/articles/macleans/trudeau-search-suspended|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2013|work=Maclean's|publisher=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref> The Kokanee Glacier Cabin was built on the shore of Kaslo Lake to commemorate him and 12 others who died as a result of avalanches in the park.<ref name="cabin opening">{{cite web|url=http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/nrm_news_releases/2003WLAP0048-000644.htm|title=Community Celebrates Opening Of Kokanee Glacier Cabin|date=July 12, 2003|work=British Columbia Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030813201001/http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/nrm_news_releases/2003WLAP0048-000644.htm|archive-date=13 August 2003|access-date=31 May 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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Category:Lakes of British Columbia Category:Selkirk Mountains Category:West Kootenay Category:Kootenay Land District