Choelquoit Lake facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Choelquoit Lake
Look west over Choelquoit Lake
Choelquoit Lake Location in British Columbia
Location	Chilcotin District, British Columbia
Coordinates	51°42′20″N 124°12′42″W / 51.70556°N 124.21167°W / 51.70556; -124.21167
Primary outflows	none
Basin countries	Canada
Max. length	9.5 km (5.9 mi)
Max. width	1.65 km (1.03 mi)
Surface area	14.3 km2 (5.5 sq mi)
Residence time	A very long time
Shore length1	31.7 km (19.7 mi)
Surface elevation	1,172 m (3,845 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Choelquoit lake is an endorheic lake in the western Chilcotin District of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located north of Chilko Lake, west of Tatlayoko Lake, and east of Williams Lake. The lake is the largest high elevation lake in Canada without an outflow, and sits on the western edge of the Chilcotin plateau, surrounded by grasslands, pine forest, and views of the snow-capped Niut Mountains.

There is a camp site on the east side of the lake.

The lake lies within the title land of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation. The traditional indigenous name for the lake is Naghatalhchuẑ.