Largest lakes & reservoirs in British Columbia, Canada by shoreline length
The length of the exterior shoreline around a lake is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. The shoreline length can be considerably shorter or longer when lake water levels are lower or higher than normal. A lake with many coves has a much longer shoreline than a lake of similar surface area that is nearly circular in shape.When known, the shoreline miles that we report in our statistics include only the lake’s exterior shoreline, and exclude the shorelines of islands located within a lake’s boundaries. In lakes with many islands, those islands’ combined shorelines may exceed a lake’s exterior shoreline.
You can find many of the world’s longest-shoreline lakes on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 45 articles we have published for British Columbia, Canada lakes.
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Below are lakes within Canada > British Columbia, Canada > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in British Columbia, Canada, only the 45 British Columbia, Canada lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Shoreline length in miles | Lake description |
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Emerald Lake (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
3 mi | Emerald Lake, the largest lake in British Columbia’s Yoho National Park, is also one of the most scenic. The lovely lake nestled in the Emerald Basin … |
Kelly Lake BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
2 mi | Kelly Lake has secrets. But the biggest secret is a secret no more – and has put small Kelly Lake on the international radar. Both NASA and the Canadi … |
Magic Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
2 mi | Magic Lake Estates are found along the shore of Magic Lake and spread toward the coast and forested hills of North Pender Island, one of British Colum … |