Tatla Lake

Tatla Lake is a freshwater lake in the West Chilcotin area of British Columbia, Canada, situated just east of the community of Tatla Lake, British Columbia. This long, narrow lake, known for good kokanee fishing, is part of the Fraser River drainage basin.^{[1] [2]}

Tatla Lake
Tatla Lake
Location	British Columbia
Coordinates	51°58′N 124°25′W
Primary inflows	Tatla Lake Creek
Primary outflows	Tatla Lake Creek
Catchment area	690 km2 (270 sq mi)
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	26.5 km (16.5 mi)
Max. width	0.95 km (0.59 mi)
Surface area	18.16 km2 (7.01 sq mi)
Average depth	10.4 m (34 ft)
Max. depth	38.4 m (126 ft)
Water volume	0.189 cubic kilometres (0.045 cu mi)
Shore length1	56 km (35 mi)
Surface elevation	910 m (2,990 ft)
Islands	One
Settlements	Tatla Lake, British Columbia
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

The long, skinny shape of the lake means that Tatla Lake has the second longest lake perimeter in the Chilcotin at 56 km (even though Charlotte Lake, Tatlayoko Lake, and Lower Taseko Lake have more surface area).

See also

• List of lakes of British Columbia
• Chilanko Forks