Ootsa Lake

OOTSA LAKE, 404 sq km, lies on the Nechako Plateau south of BURNS LAKE and east of KITIMAT in the traditional territory of the DAKELH (Carrier) and WET'SUWET'EN First Nations. This large lake is now part of central BC's Nechako Reservoir. About 70 km in length and 3–6 km wide, it forms the northern boundary of TWEEDSMUIR PROVINCIAL PARK and was greatly enlarged by the KENNEY DAM. The farming and LOGGING community of Ootsa Lake on the north shore of the lake, 50 km south of Burns Lake, once...

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