| Population |
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approximately 2600 within Village of Burns
Lake boundaries
another 7300 in the rural area (Lakes District) |
| Elevation |
2323 ft (704 m) |
| Location |
229 km west of Prince George
496 km east of Prince Rupert |
| Immediate trading
area |
9000 sq. km,
to Topley in the north and Endako to the East, Ootsa Lake to
the south |
| Climate
(1969 to 1990)
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Annual rainfall: 287 mm
Annual snowfall: 186 mm
Average mean temperature, January: -10.6 C
Average mean temperature, July: 14.2
Annual sunshine: 1755 hours
Maximum temperature: 33.3 C
Minimum temperature: -46.7 C |
| Notable features |
The Village of Burns Lake is on the shore
of Burns Lake
Many large lakes, with a combined total of 3000 miles of shore,
make up the Lakes District
The northern gateway to Tweedsmuir Provincial Park, one of the
largest parks in BC |
| Industries |
Logging, sawmilling, retail trade, farming,
mining, tourism, guiding |
| Resources |
Extensive forests, many large lakes, mineral
deposits, scenery, glacial soils in valley bottoms for agriculture,
fish and wildlife |
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