Over 1,170 people say they have seen a monster in Lake Okanagan.
Lake Okanagan is a large, deep lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The lake is 135 km (84 miles) long, between 4 and 5 km (3 miles) wide, and has a surface area of 351 kmē.
The lake's approximate depth is over 365 meters (1,200 feet) but the lake possibly goes much deeper under the shelves. Some areas of the lake have up to 750 meters (2,460 feet) of glacial and post-glacial sediment fill that were deposited during the Pleistocene Epoch.
Lake Okanagan has an abundance of fish, krill, and shrimp. It is interesting because many paleontologists say that Plesiosaurs probably ate shrimp.
Cities bordering the lake include Vernon in the north, Penticton in the south, and Kelowna in the center, as well as the smaller municipalities of Lake Country (north of Kelowna), Peachland (south-west of Kelowna), and Summerland (north-west of Penticton). Various lake features include: Rattlesnake Island (where most Ogopogo sightings have been recorded) a small island east of Peachland; Squally Point, a popular cliff-diving area; Fintry Delta on the west side; and the Okanagan Lake Bridge, a floating bridge which connects Kelowna to the community of Westbank.
There is a plaque at Lake Okanogan that reads:
"Before the unimaginative whiteman came, the fearsome lake monster N'ha·a·itk was well known to the superstitious Indians. His home was believed to be a cave at Squally Point, and small animals were carried in the canoes to appease the serpent. Ogopogo still is seen each year - but now by white men."
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