Hot Lake

Hot Lake is a hypersaline, meromictic lake located in extreme northern , near . Occupying a small, glacially-carved basin surrounded by mafic magnesian rocks, dolomites, and shales containing deposits of pyrite and pyrrhotite minerals, Hot Lake is unusual among hypersaline lakes in that it is dominated by magnesium and sulfate as its major ions.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oroville and Osoyoos.

a city of about 1,800 people in the of , on the south end of Lake Osoyoos.

, is a town in the southern valley of that is a popular summer holiday destination. The town has about 5100 permanent residents.

Hot Lake

Latitude
48.97339° or 48° 58′ 24″ north
Longitude
-119.47658° or 119° 28′ 36″ west
Elevation
1,936 feet (590 metres)
Open location code
85W2XGFF+99
Open­Street­Map ID
way 521106612
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Geo­Names ID
5797826
Wiki­data ID
Q14713683
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