Kokanee Lake

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lake_name = Kokanee Lake
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location = British Columbia
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inflow = Kokanee Glacier
outflow = Kokanee Creek
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length = 1,200 m
width = 400 m
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elevation = 1,981 m (6,498 ft)
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Kokanee Lake is one of over 30 alpine lakes located in British Columbia's Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park. The lake is approximately 1,200 m long and 400 m wide, at an elevation of 1,981 m (6,498 ft). It is fed by the Kokanee Glacier and is the headwater of Kokanee Creek. Access is by the Gibson Lake trailhead, from which Kokanee Lake is a 4 km hike. Fishing is permitted and the lake is usually stocked with cutthroat trout.

Michel Trudeau avalanche accident

The body of Michel Trudeau, the youngest son of the late former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau, was never recovered from this lake. On November 13, 1998, Michel Trudeau died following an avalanche accident that swept him into Kokanee Lake. 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. [ [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1058043769689_37?s_name=&no_ads= http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1058043769689_37?s_name=&no_ads=] ]

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