Thread:

Information About Lakes in your area!

OK, here is what I need.

1. Any general info about the lake. A couple paragraphs would be nice.
2. Names of the launch ramps. Actually LAT LONG in decimal form or a Google Earth overlay would be nice, but I am willing to do some of the research on my own here for the greater good.
3. Same as above, but surrounding recommended lodging, gas, food.

Imagine that I am trying to collect information for a travel guide to the area. In reality this is all going in the Performance Boats Wiki.

Here is the example for Lake Powell

http://www.performanceboats.com/html...le=Lake_Powell

Not filled in yet, but I think you will get the idea. Also I will reiterate. The Wiki is not a good place to play around unless you hate your user name here and you wanted to be banned for life. Keep it serious over there.

Originally Posted by Bald Man

Lake Kookanusa in lower BC is a great man made lake that is fed by the Kooteny River and held back on the US side of the border by the Libby Dam. The Canadian side is about 30 miles long from the Wardener Bridge launch to the US border. At this time, we can not go into the US, but there is talk of opening up a check point somewhere down there. The lake is very quite on most days and there is lots places to stop and hang. From Wardner Bridge we head up the river to Fort Steele. Could go much further but gas limits us.

Yo Dave ....Kalamalka is the ***** +40C this day............( . )( . )..........DEEP SHIT !

Hi Bald Man and Kim Hanson. The post asks for info on lakes in your area (alberta). Seems funny that you would go that far for fun,and leave such a big carbon footprint.

Originally Posted by Athalmer Boy

Hi Bald Man and Kim Hanson. The post asks for info on lakes in your area (alberta). Seems funny that you would go that far for fun,and leave such a big carbon footprint.

Whatever ! .......( . )( . )........I left alot of shit there also

Any real boater from Alberta goes to B.C. i am a koocanusa guy too. Warm water, bays to tuck in when its windy. Too much wood though, and a short season.Leave town at 20c and get there at 32c in 3.5 hrs.
Kalmalka is a great lake. turquois water and stinking hot.Never crowded.
Okanogan is not bad, lots of destinations but often rough.
Shuswap has to be the party lake capital with all those houseboats, I love that lake.
If u want beatifull scenery try Kootnay Lake. Water is freezing, but u can go to Nelson to the beach side bar up the west arm, or Kaslo to the north, Ainsworth hotsprings, Balfour. Big boats only though cause the main lake is rough in the afternoon. I have been down to bonners ferry idaho from this lake on the kootenay river and that is an awesome trip. They have a dock at the border to check-in.
I like lakes that run east to west as the sun is up that much longer.
Was in Pleasant Lake AZ a couple weeks ago and it is much smaller with no beach and lots of no wake zones.Tons of nice boats though. They would be envious of our Big water.But not the short season.
See ya out there.

I live in Ontario and I'm not sure you have the band width to cover al the lakes here. Over 100,000 to be exact. From the great lakes to the thousands of smaller lakes and all the inbetween size lakes, we have more fresh water then anywhere else on Earth.

Check out Georgian Bay and the 30,000 islands. Stated by many a cruising guide as the most beautiful boating waters in the world. Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching, 40 miles end to end of pristine blue green water clear enough to see bottom at 25 feet. The Muskoka Lakes with their picturesque granite cliffs and wind swept pines, cool and deep dark waters and multi million dollar cottages. I feel pretty spoiled to be able to boat here, even if its only for 7 months a year.