Enderby, British Columbia

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Enderby, British Columbia, Canada

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Enderby, British Columbia, Canada.
Census division
Regional District	North Okanagan
Area:	4.22 km²
Founded	1866, by Alexander Leslie Fortune (first white settler)
Incorporated	1905
Population City	2,818 (2001)
Population density	667.8/km²
Time zone	Pacific: UTC -8
Postal code span	V0E
Latitude Longitude	50°33′03.0″N, 119°08′22.7″W
Elevation	360 m MSL
Highways	Highway 97A
Waterways	Shuswap River
Mayor
Governing body	Enderby City Council
1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census. 2(gr) Geographic references.

Coordinates: 50°33′03.0″N, 119°08′22.7″W Enderby is located in North Okanagan British Columbia.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Industry 3 Recreation 4 Shuswap First Nations 5 Geographical Facts 6 External links 7 Online map references

[edit] Introduction

The City of Enderby is situated in the Okanagan Valley, in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The city is built along the banks of the Shuswap River, which connects Mabel Lake to the east, and Mara Lake to the north. Highway 97A passes through Enderby, running next to a branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is approximately 80 km north of Kelowna, and 130 km east of Kamloops.

The Enderby & District area is made up of the communities of Enderby, Ashton Creek, Grandview Bench, Grindrod, Kingfisher (Mabel Lake), Mara, Spallumcheen Indian Band, Springbend and Trinity Valley. They are connected by the Shuswap river, and cover an area of 2,108.46 square kilometres.

[edit] Industry

There is a variety of agriculture and industry in the town, including dairy farming, cattle ranching, grain production and wood mills. Other nearby farms include more diverse animals such as llamas, bison, and deer. The eco-tourism industry on the Shuswap River and surrounding area is becoming very important.

[edit] Recreation

Recreation in Enderby is dominated by outdoor activities, with boating, hunting, fishing and wilderness vacation resorts popular with Canadians and international holidaymakers. At the meeting of Mabel lake and Shuswap river is the Mabel Lake Resort & Airpark, and Mabel Lake Golf and Country Club.

To the east of Enderby is Hunters Range Trail System - a high quality snowmobile range (approximately 200 square kilometres of groomed & ungroomed trails), and the Larch Hills Cross Country Ski Trails. During the summer months they provide good biking and hiking trails.

There are an abundance of fishing opportunities in the area, with three well known lakes - Mabel Lake (Perimeter: 79.7 km, Elevation 395 m, Max Depth 200 m, Mean Depth 120 m), Hiden Lake (Perimeter 6.7 km, Elevation 650 m, Max Depth 46 m, Mean Depth 18 m), and Mara Lake (Perimeter 42.2 km, Elevation 347 m, Max Depth 46 m, Mean Depth 18 m).

[edit] Shuswap First Nations

The Spallumcheen Indian Band are regarded as being the original inhabitants of the Enderby area, they are one of 17 bands of the Secwepemc People, known by non-natives as the Shuswap. They have lived in the area for 10,000 years.

[edit] Geographical Facts

Latitude: 50:33:03N (50.5508) Longitude: 119:08:23W (-119.1397) elevation: 360 metres

[edit] External links

• Enderby.com
• Shuswap First Nations
• Mabel Lake Resort
• Mabel Lake Golf
• Shuswap River Travel Guide
• Lorenzo's Cafe

[edit] Online map references

• multimap.com

• Google Maps