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Equity Silver is a weather station roughly 20 km (12.4 miles) north of François Lake, at an elevation of 1280 m (4199 ft). Equity Silver has a
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is 110 km (68 mi) long, making it the second longest natural lake entirely within British Columbia after
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Because of its shape, the lake was called Nidabun, meaning "lip lake." The
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Climate data for Equity Silver, British Columbia (1981-2010): 1280m
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is the outflow of the lake. The lake is popularly fished for its
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This article is about the lake. For the settlement, see
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François Lake, British Columbia
François Lake Provincial Park
Françoise Lake

François Lake is located in British Columbia
British Columbia
Nechako Lakes
54°2′N 125°43′W / 54.033°N 125.717°W / 54.033; -125.717
Primary inflows
Nadina River
Primary outflows
Stellako River
Basin
Canada
British Columbia
Burns Lake
Fraser Lake
lake
Babine Lake
Nadina River
Stellako River
rainbow trout
char
French-Canadians
subarctic climate
Köppen
tundra climate
Köppen
precipitation
Environment Canada

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