Tŝilhqox Biny
Tŝilhqox Biny (Pronounced: Tsyle-koh Bee), known as Chilko Lake, is a 180 km2 lake in west-central British Columbia, at the head of the Chilko River on the Chilcotin Plateau. The lake is about 65 km long, with a southwest arm 10 km long. It is one of the largest lakes by volume in the province because of its great depth, and the largest above 1,000 m in elevation. It and Harrison Lake are the largest lakes in the southern Coast Mountains.
| Tŝilhqox Biny | |
|---|---|
| Chilko Lake | |
Tŝilhqox Biny | |
| Location | Chilcotin District, west-central British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°16′N 124°3′W |
| Primary outflows | Chilko River |
| Catchment area | 2,130 km2 (820 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Canada |
| Max. length | 65 kilometres (40 mi) |
| Max. width | 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) |
| Surface area | 184 km2 (71 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Max. depth | 366 m (1,201 ft) |
| Water volume | 21.2 cubic kilometres (5.1 cu mi) |
| Residence time | 7.6 years |
| Shore length1 | 181 km (112 mi) |
| Surface elevation | 1,172 metres (3,845 ft) |
| Islands | Duff Island |
| Settlements | None |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
On March 11, 2019, the Province of British Columbia, working with the Tŝilhqot’in National Government, officially changed the name of the lake from Chilko Lake to Tŝilhqox Biny.
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