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François Lake

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Primary inflows
  
Basin countries
  
Max. depth
  
244.4 m (802 ft)

Surface elevation
  
715 m

Group
  
Inflow source
  
Primary outflows
  
Max. length
  
110 km (68 mi)

Length
  
110 km

Province
  
Outflow location
  
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François Lake is a lake located in British Columbia about 30 kilometers south of Burns Lake and 10 kilometers west of Fraser Lake. The lake is 110 kilometers long and is the second longest natural lake entirely within British Columbia after Babine Lake. Nadina River is the inflow of the lake at the west and Stellako River is the outflow of the lake. The lake is popularly fished for its Rainbow Trout and Char.

Map of Fran%C3%A7ois Lake, British Columbia, Canada

Because of its shape, the lake was called Nidabun, meaning "lip lake." The French-Canadians mistook Nidaa for nedo, which meant "whiteman," and named it Lac des Français (meaning Lake of the French). The name Français later was altered to François.

References

François Lake Wikipedia


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