...about
Burns Lake
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Population 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)

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
Industries Logging, sawmilling, retail trade, farming, mining, tourism, guiding
Resources Extensive Boreal forests, many large lakes, mineral deposits, scenery, glacial soils in valley bottoms for agriculture, fish and wildlife

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