Kawkawa Lake
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Kawkawa Lake is a lake
located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east past the
community of Hope in the District Municipality
of Hope in British Columbia Canada. Kawkawa Lake is also the name of the neighbourhood of the District of Hope
located by and around Kawkawa Lake.
Kawkawa Lake has many species of fish but is best known for its large kokanee
(land-locked salmon) which can reach up to 3+ lbs.
Kawkawa Lake Park is on the Lake and has toilets, swimming beach, a grassy play area, park benches and picnic tables, a small dock with a concrete boat launch.
There is a privately-operated resort and campground on the lakeshore where boats are also welcome. Water sports include; skiing, wake boarding, tubing, jet skiing and dune buggy
rentals.
Other activities include hiking through the nearby Othello Tunnels located only 15 minutes from the town of Hope.
Kawkawa Lake Indian Reserve No. 16 is located on the southeast shore of the lake, and is one of the reserves under the administration of the Hope-area Union Bar First Nation
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Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
located 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east past the
community of Hope in the District Municipality
District municipality
A district municipality is a designation for a class of municipalities found in several locations, including Canada, Lithuania, and South Africa.-Usage in British Columbia:...
of Hope in British Columbia Canada. Kawkawa Lake is also the name of the neighbourhood of the District of Hope
Hope, British Columbia
Hope is a district municipality located at the confluence of the Fraser and Coquihalla rivers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Hope is at the eastern end of both the Fraser Valley and the Lower Mainland region, and is at the southern end of the Fraser Canyon...
located by and around Kawkawa Lake.
Kawkawa Lake has many species of fish but is best known for its large kokanee
Kokanee
Kokanee is a word from the Okanagan language referring to land-locked lake populations of Sockeye salmon . It may also refer to:* Kokanee Range, a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada...
(land-locked salmon) which can reach up to 3+ lbs.
Kawkawa Lake Park is on the Lake and has toilets, swimming beach, a grassy play area, park benches and picnic tables, a small dock with a concrete boat launch.
There is a privately-operated resort and campground on the lakeshore where boats are also welcome. Water sports include; skiing, wake boarding, tubing, jet skiing and dune buggy
Dune buggy
A dune buggy is a recreational vehicle with large wheels, and wide tires, designed for use on sand dunes or beaches. The design is usually a modified vehicle and engine mounted on an open chassis. The modifications usually attempt to increase the power-to-weight ratio by either lightening the...
rentals.
Other activities include hiking through the nearby Othello Tunnels located only 15 minutes from the town of Hope.
Kawkawa Lake Indian Reserve No. 16 is located on the southeast shore of the lake, and is one of the reserves under the administration of the Hope-area Union Bar First Nation
Union Bar First Nation
The Union Bar First Nation is a band government of the Sto:lo people, located near Hope, British Columbia.-References:...
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Stó:lō history
The name for the lake is from the Halq'eméylem word Q'áwq'ewem, meaning "home of loons" after two loons that once lived here: q'ewq'weelacha and q'ewq'ewelot. There is also a story about a young man who jumped from the rock bluffs on the north side of the lake, and plunged all the way to the bottom and landed on a pit house. The dim light from the pit house was later seen, deep below the water, by a woman passing by. When a dam was later built, it damaged the salmon run up the Kw'ikw'iya:la (Coquihalla RiverCoquihalla River
The Coquihalla River is located in the Cascade Mountains near the town of Hope, British Columbia. It originates in the Coquihalla Lakes and empties into the Fraser River at Hope....
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